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Kallinge

Kallinge
Kallinge is located in Blekinge
Kallinge
Kallinge
Kallinge is located in Sweden
Kallinge
Kallinge
Coordinates: 56°14′N 15°17′E / 56.233°N 15.283°E / 56.233; 15.283Coordinates: 56°14′N 15°17′E / 56.233°N 15.283°E / 56.233; 15.283
Country Sweden
Province Blekinge
County Blekinge County
Municipality Ronneby Municipality
Area
 • Total 4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)
 • Total 4,561
 • Density 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Kallinge is a locality situated in Ronneby Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 4,561 inhabitants in 2010. It is an industrial and garrison town and is situated about 5 km north of Ronneby.

The settlement grew up around an ironworks in the latter half of the 19th century.

Since 1944 Kallinge has had an air force base (F 17 Kallinge). It is also an airport for civil aircraft called Ronneby Airport.


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