Kallinge

Kallinge is a locality situated in Ronneby Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 4,561 inhabitants in 2010.^[1] It is an industrial and garrison town and is situated about 5 km north of Ronneby.

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

The square in Kallinge (2023).

The settlement grew up around an ironworks in the latter half of the 19th century. In early days there was a linear settlement at the east side of Ronnebyån called Kalleberga; given the name of the village, Kallinge.

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