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 ...

in the south east of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

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

Karlskrona Naval Base The Karlskrona naval base () 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: arcs of islands provide a ...

. 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.

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Islands of Blekinge County Karlskrona {{Blekinge-geo-stub