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40-425: During recent years, Karlstad has started seeing big growth with many new buildings, for example the new apartment complexes around Orrholmen and Tullholmen , hosting a brand new Coop store and a 17 story high rise apartment which was finished in late 2022. Karlstad is built on the river delta where Sweden's longest river, Klarälven , runs into Sweden's largest lake, Vänern . It has the second largest lake port in

80-467: A grid pattern with wide streets surrounded by trees. In 1905, the agreement to dissolve the union between Norway and Sweden was negotiated and signed in Karlstad. The official language, Swedish , is the native language of a large majority and also spoken by most people in Karlstad. Immigration has also established five notable minority languages: Karlstad has several Christian denominations, including

120-520: A couple of smaller lakes down to Lake Rogen in Härjedalen , Sweden, and then passes through the Norwegian Hedmark , where it flows through the lake Femunden . There it is known as Femundelva and Trysilelva . The rest of the river, the longest part, flows through Värmland to ultimately discharge in a delta into Vänern at Karlstad . In its turn, Vänern drains then into Göta älv , reaching

160-499: A number of IT consulting companies – CombinedX , Sogeti , CGI Inc. , Tieto . Telia Group has a global network operation center in the city. Karlstad has a humid continental climate ( Dfb ) with influence from the surrounding waters of Vänern and the inflow from the Atlantic Ocean. It has large differences between seasons and is moderately influenced by both marine and land airflows. The highest recorded temperature since 1901

200-642: A successful 2010 season. The third highest-ranking football team was Carlstad United . The club was founded in 1998 by an alliance of seven local football clubs, with the aim of providing Karlstad with an elite football team. The club was accepted by the Swedish Football Association (SvFF) in 1999 and the team played in the men's Division 2 Norra Götaland (4th highest level). Carlstad United and Karlstad BK ended up merging into IF Karlstad Fotboll , who compete in Division 1 Norra. Another club from Karlstad

240-687: A tourist attraction. After the shutdown of the log driving industry in 1991, the remaining equipment was auctioned off, most was sold to the Forshaga Municipality, who used the equipment to found the log driving museum, using the old buildings used for the operations as its main building. Upon the shutdown of the flood driving in Klarälven, the practice of log driving in Sweden had officially come to its end. 2010 Men%27s World Inline Hockey Championships The 2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship

280-699: Is FBK Karlstad , who currently play in Division 1 . Motorcycle speedway takes place at the Kalvholmen Motorbana , situated in the southeast outskirts of the city. The team is called Solkatterna (the Sun Cats), who compete in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship . American football is also played on Tingvalla IP. The Carlstad Crusaders play in Superserien , the highest level and since

320-579: Is 34.0°C (93.2°F) in July 1933 and the lowest is -36.0°C (-32.8°F) from February 1966. Karlstad is twinned with: Klar%C3%A4lven Klarälven ("The clear river" in Swedish ) is a river flowing through Norway and Sweden . Together with Göta älv , which it is called as the river has passed through the lake Vänern , thus regarded as an entity, Göta älv—Klarälven is the longest river in Scandinavia and in

360-490: Is offered by Karlstad University , which was granted university status in 1999. Värmlands Folkblad and Nya Wermlands-Tidningen are both located in Karlstad, with county-wide circulations. Ice hockey is a highly popular spectator sport in Karlstad. The most popular club is Färjestad BK . The team plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL, highest level) and their home arena is Löfbergs Arena . The club has won

400-729: The Church of Sweden , with notable churches such as the Karlstad Cathedral built in 1730. In the 1800s, a small Jewish community formed in Karlstad and built a synagogue in 1899, which was demolished in 1961. Several upper secondary schools (gymnasium) offer the most common range of courses usually available throughout Sweden, including the IB Diploma Programme . The majority of students in Värmland need to commute or move to Karlstad for their upper secondary education . Tertiary education

440-509: The Swedish Championship several times, most recently in 2022, and is the most successful ice hockey club in Sweden since the foundation of Elitserien (Swedish Hockey League since 2013) in 1975. Several other ice hockey clubs exist and Karlstad is also represented in the 1st Division of ice hockey (3rd highest level) by the team Skåre BK . The 2010 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships was also hosted by Karlstad, with Löfbergs Arena as

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480-568: The medieval age, which had roots from the Viking Age before 1000 AD. It was also used as a market place . Karlstad was granted its city charter on March 5, 1584, by the Swedish Duke Charles, who would later be crowned King Charles IX of Sweden . The city derives its name from the King – Karlstad literally means Charles' city . The Duke also granted Karlstad the right as a governmental seat in

520-475: The snowy mountains in the northern areas of the watershed area, providing substantial flows in the spring when the snow melts; annual floods are common. The straight river course north of Edebäck has been classified by Sten De Geer as a "tectonic valley" as it follows the Protogine Zone —a bedrock weakness zone of Precambrian age. During deglaciation of Scandinavia about 10,000 years before present

560-495: The 17th century, although log driving increased to a significant level at the beginning of the 20th century, when the paper industry started to expand. Log driving was accomplished by dumping the harvested logs into the river, there they floated until the separation point at Forshaga. They were then held up by a floating structure resembling a fence until loggers could move out on the logs, identify them and guide them to their designated areas using special hooks. After grouping logs with

600-532: The Nordic countries and its Swedish part the longest river of Sweden. These two rivers also have the largest drainage basin in the same areas, 50,229 km (19,394 sq mi) including all the rivers that run into Vänern, of which 42,468 km (16,397 sq mi) is located in Sweden and 7,761 km (2,997 sq mi) in Norway. It emanates at the northeast side of Mount Brändstöten and flows through

640-759: The Qualification Games against the top team from each group of the Division I tournament's Preliminary round . They were placed into two games: teams from Groups A and C played each other in Group A/C, while teams from Groups B and D played each other in Group B/D. The two winners of these games advanced to the Top Division Playoff Round . In the Top Division Playoff Round, the winner of the A/C game

680-447: The country after Västerås . Karlstad is often associated with sunshine and the symbol for Karlstad is a smiling sun. Karlstad is reputed to be one of the sunniest towns in Sweden and a local waitress, known as " Sola i Karlstad " ( the Sun in Karlstad ) for her sunny disposition, is also commemorated with a statue. On Karlstad's largest islet, there was a place of counsel called Tingvalla in

720-533: The fish. As of 1997, an upper secondary school specializing in sport fishing education was established to meet the demands for skilled professionals to guide fishing tourism. Klarälven has clean and fresh water, suitable for bathing, although caution must be taken if bathing at a point before the river reaches its delta, as the currents can be treacherous. Modern day tourist attractions in addition to sport fishing include canoeing , as well as rafting from Branäs to Edebäck. Log driving has been traced back to

760-630: The following two groups. After playing a round-robin , the top three teams in each group advanced to the Playoff round . The last team in each group competed in the Qualification Games . All games were played at the Löfbergs Lila Arena in Karlstad. All times are local ( UTC+2 ). All times are local ( UTC+2 ). The last team from each group of the Preliminary Round competed in

800-472: The founding of the club in 1990, the team has attended eight finals, winning its first championship in 2010. Karlstad is also famous for athletics. The club IF Göta has a number of international athletes and host the annual athletics meet Götagalan. There is an outdoor athletics track at Tingvalla IP and an indoor track (200 m) in Våxnäshallen. Another prominent sports club in Karlstad is OK Tyr , one of

840-412: The glacier ice retreated unevenly with the valley of Klarälven hosting a protruding ice tongue while the surrounding uplands were ice-free. The retreat of the ice left dead ice buried in the glacifluvial sediments of the valley. The river course north of Edebäck formed an ancient fjord after it became free of glacier ice and before the post-glacial rebound definitely raised the valley bottom above

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880-431: The largest orienteering clubs in Sweden. OK Tyr won Tiomila in 1989 and 1990. Public sports facilities in Karlstad include Klarälvsbanan , a 90 km (56 mi) cycle path on a former railway line running north from Karlstad to Hagfors . It is popular with cyclists, inlines skaters and roller skiers. There is also a large number of open-air beaches and bathing spots by Vänern , smaller lakes and Klarälven in

920-399: The municipality, and a 25-metre (82 ft) indoor municipal swimming pool. Many wood-chip jogging trails, some of which are lit, can be found in the city outskirts. During wintertime, several are used for cross-country skiing . In 2023, Karlstads BVP per capita was 623 thousand Swedish crowns, about 20% above the national average at the time. Karlstad has a relatively strong IT sector and

960-416: The part of the western army that was stationed in Värmland to occupy Karlstad. From there officially proclaimed a revolution, and during 9 March, he and his soldiers began their march toward the capital to end the reign of king Gustav IV Adolf . Karlstad has suffered four major fires. Only the cathedral and a few houses remained after the last fire on July 2, 1865. Karlstad was thereafter rebuilt according to

1000-401: The popular species is vigorous, and at high season the price of fishing licenses may be as high as 500 Swedish krona ( US$ 68) per day. Other measures are taken to ensure the survival of the fishery, including strict rules on the minimum sizes and quantities of fish allowed to be taken, as well as the requirement that unwanted fish, such as the northern pike , be killed when caught. Although

1040-567: The preliminary round was based on the final standings at the 2009 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship and 2009 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I . The teams were grouped accordingly by seeding at the previous year's tournament (in parentheses is the corresponding seeding): Group A Group B Each team's roster for the 2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship consisted of at least 8 skaters ( forwards , and defencemen ) and 2 goaltenders , and at most 16 skaters and 3 goaltenders. Eight participating teams were placed in

1080-460: The primary site of the tournament. Traditionally, bandy has been the most popular winter sport in Karlstad, and the city is the home of two of the historically most successful clubs in Sweden, IF Boltic and IF Karlstad-Göta . Boltic reached 10 Swedish finals in a row from 1979 to 1988. They won the first 7 and the one in 1988. They also won in 1995. In 2000, the two clubs merged into BS BolticGöta . The first team again played as IF Boltic since

1120-420: The region, and gave it a substantial amount of land. The Duke built his own house in the city, which is referred to as Kungsgården ( The King's Manor ). Karlstad's Cathedral was built on the location Kungsgården in 1724–1730 by Christian Haller. Then most significant coup d'état in modern Swedish history had its beginning in Karlstad. During the night of 7 March 1809, major general Georg Adlersparre used

1160-404: The river was a busy log driving route, it has been reported that the fish populations of Klarälven has not suffered from the heavy activity, underwater life benefited from it, especially the grayling population. When the log driving stopped in 1991, it was later reported that the beneficial effects were slowly disappearing as shore vegetation grew denser, providing a less favourable environment for

1200-499: The same company marks together, the logs would then be towed to their destinations. As many as 1,500 people were working seasonally, employed by the local log drivers' society, paid by the paper mills and forest owners. Although a risky job, the personnel were skilled and only one drowning incident was reported in the last 30 years of operation. Out of the 19 Lusten boats used to tow the logs to their final destinations, only one remains in working condition today; Lusten 8 , serving as

1240-478: The sea at Gothenburg . The river has historically provided significant economic benefits, providing a suitable transport route for log driving , and currently is internationally recognized as excellent sport fishing waters. The watershed of Klarälven is commonly referred to as Klarälvdalen ( the Klarälv basin ), where it accumulates much of its water on its journey to Vänern . Other important sources of water are

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1280-430: The sea. The river course south of Edebäck is possibly a Quaternary deflection caused by the accumulation of glacial deposits. Since the end of the last ice age , the mouth of Klarälven has moved southward from Forshaga to its current position at Karlstad , and is still moving, albeit for different reasons, as the river carries substantial quantities of sand, cut from the outer edges of its meandering curves, causing

1320-427: The shoreline of Vänern to constantly move southward. The heavy meandering of Klarälven results in numerous oxbow lakes , formed as a result of a too sharp curve, eventually causing the river to create a new, shorter path. An artificial islet, Gubbholmen found in central Karlstad has also been created as a result of the accumulation of 5,000 tonnes (4,900 long tons; 5,500 short tons) of sand transported each day during

1360-573: The spring flood. Entering the Karlstad region, the river delta splits into two main parts and eight smaller parts. The east part splits into two further main branches after passing Gubbholmen (eventually three branches). The west part splits into five branches. In the first half of the 20th century the geography and Quaternary geology Klarälven was studied by various Swedish researchers including Alfred Elis Törnebohm , Sten De Geer and Lennart von Post . This last Quaternary geologist died in 1951 leaving his research unfinished, despite this Klarälven

1400-464: The winter 2008/2009. After a successful season in Allsvenskan 2009/2010 the team qualified for Elitserien , but was again relegated for the 2011/2012 season. Boltic's general meeting decided in 2014 to take back the club's old name IF Boltic. The home arena of Boltic, Tingvalla Ice Stadium, built in 1967, is claimed to be one of Northern Europe's largest artificially frozen areas. The outdoor stadium

1440-592: Was by 1956 the most studied river in Sweden. Åke Sundborg 's 1956 outstanding PhD thesis and publication on the geomorphology and hydrology of Klarälven is considered a major reference work for river studies in Sweden. There are some hydroelectric power plants in the river. These are the hydroelectric power plants from south to north. In recent years, the sport fishing of Klarälven has gained an international recognition for its Atlantic salmon and brown trout fisheries; these two species of fish are sought after by fly fishers. Competition for use of areas rich in

1480-546: Was demolished in 2020 and converted into an indoor rink. The indoor rink was inaugurated in 2022. Afghans living in Karlstad has taken a liking to bandy and set up an Afghanistan national bandy team , which is based in the city. Karlstad is a regular host of start, finish and special stages for the Swedish Rally . The competition has world championship status and is held annually in Värmland . Several football clubs exist. QBIK

1520-488: Was founded in 1978, and entered the premier division of women's football, Damallsvenskan , in 2005. The team currently plays in the 1st Division (2nd highest level), but has several players in the Swedish national team. Their home ground is Tingvalla IP , and the facility was also the home ground for the football team Karlstad BK , that played in the men's Division 1 Norra (3rd highest level), having gained promotion following

1560-452: Was seeded A4, while the winner of the B/D game was seeded B4. The two losers of these games were relegated to the Division I Playoff Round . In the Division I Playoff Round, the loser of the A/C game was seeded C1, while the winner of the B/D game was seeded D1. Time is local ( UTC+2 ). Time is local ( UTC+2 ). All times are local ( UTC+2 ). Time is local ( UTC+2 ). Time

1600-647: Was the 15th IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship , the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place between 28 June and 4 July in Sweden. The games were played in the Löfbergs Lila Arena in Karlstad . The US team won the final against the Czech Republic 4–3 won their fifth title. The following eight nations qualified for the elite-pool tournament. Six nations from Europe, and two nations from North America were represented. The seeding in

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