Editing Karlstad (section)

==History==
On Karlstad's largest islet, there was a place of counsel called Tingvalla in the [[medieval]] age, which had roots from the [[Viking Age]] before 1000 AD. It was also used as a [[Thing (assembly)|market place]].[[File:Statue of Charles IX of Sweden.jpg|thumb|left|Statue of Charles IX of Sweden]]Karlstad was granted its [[Municipal charter|city charter]] on March 5, 1584, by the Swedish Duke Charles, who would later be crowned King [[Charles IX of Sweden]]. The city derives its name from the King – Karlstad literally means ''Charles' city''. The Duke also granted Karlstad the right as a governmental seat in the region, and gave it a substantial amount of land.

The Duke built his own house in the city, which is referred to as ''Kungsgården'' (''The King's Manor''). Karlstad's Cathedral was built on the location Kungsgården in 1724–1730 by Christian Haller.

Then most significant [[coup d'état]] in modern Swedish history had its beginning in Karlstad. During the night of 7 March 1809, [[major general]] [[Georg Adlersparre]] used the part of the western army that was stationed in Värmland to occupy Karlstad. From there officially proclaimed a revolution, and during 9 March, he and his soldiers began their march toward the capital to end the reign of king [[Gustav IV Adolf]].<ref>{{citation |last=Norberg |first=Johan |title=Den Svenska Liberalismens historia |publisher=Timbro |year=1999 |isbn=91-7566-429-1 |pages=56–57}}</ref>

Karlstad has suffered four major fires. Only the cathedral and a few houses remained after the last fire on July 2, 1865. Karlstad was thereafter rebuilt according to a [[Grid plan|grid pattern]] with wide streets surrounded by trees.

In 1905, the agreement to [[Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905|dissolve the union between Norway and Sweden]] was negotiated and signed in Karlstad.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 December 2019 |title=Norsk kupp spräckte unionen |url=https://popularhistoria.se/sveriges-historia/1900-tal/brodrafolkens-gral |access-date=14 February 2023 |website=Popularhistoria.se |language=sv}}</ref>