Amiralitetskyrkan

Karlskrona Municipality · Blekinge County

In 1681 the Royal Karlskrona Admiralty Parish was founded, and in 1685 our church Ulrica Pia could be consecrated, named after the pious Danish-born queen of Charles XI, Ulrica Eleonora the Elder.

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About the church

Amiralitetskyrkan (Ulrica Pia) is a church in Karlskrona, belonging to Karlskrona Admiralty parish. The church is named Ulrica Pia after Queen Ulrika Eleonora the Elder ('Pia' is the feminine form of the Latin 'pius', meaning 'pious'). The church lies in the south-eastern part of the island of Trossö next to Vallgatan. The church is part of the Karlskrona World Heritage Site, which was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1998.

The text has been translated from the article Amiralitetskyrkan on Swedish Wikipedia and may be used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Amiralitetskyrkan
Amiralitetskyrkan. Photo: Sendelbach (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0. Image source