Lindholmen is a small island to the immediate south of the city of

Karlskrona Karlskrona (, , ) is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with a population of 66,675 in 2018. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to Swed ...

in the south east of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

. Since the end of the 17th century, it has formed part of the

Karlskrona Naval Base The Karlskrona naval base ( sv, Karlskrona örlogsbas) is the largest naval base of the Swedish Navy. Located in Blekinge in southern Sweden, the base has close ties with the city of Karlskrona. It has an exceptionally well-sheltered location: arc ...

. It contains a number of facilities for the base including the Polhem Dock (''Pohlhemsdockan'') and the

Ropewalk A ropewalk is a long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material are laid before being twisted into rope. Due to the length of some ropewalks, workers may use bicycles to get from one end to the other. Many ropew ...

(''Repslagarebanan'')."Byggnader mm på Lindholmen, Karlskrona"
''Länsstyrelsen Blekinge Län''. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

References

Islands of Blekinge County {{Blekinge-geo-stub