Blekinge County

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Blekinge County, or Blekinge län is a County or län in the south of Sweden. It borders to the Counties of Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and to the Baltic Sea.

Blekinge län

Map highlighting the location of Blekinge County in Sweden
County [[ISO 3166-2:SE>SE-K]], [[NUTS:SE|SE41]]
Residence City Karlskrona
Province Blekinge
Created 1683
Area
-
- 2,941 km², 0.7% of Sweden;
ranked 21st
Population
Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list 150,625 inh., 51.2 inh/km²

GRP ranked list

**Blekinge län**
Map highlighting the location of Blekinge County in Sweden
County	[[ISO 3166-2:SE>SE-K]], [[NUTS:SE\|SE41]]
Residence City	Karlskrona
Province	Blekinge
Created	1683
Area - -	2,941 km², 0.7% of Sweden; ranked 21st
Population Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list	150,625 inh., 51.2 inh/km²
GRP	ranked list

Map highlighting the location of Blekinge County in Sweden County [[ISO 3166-2:SE>SE-K]], [[NUTS:SE|SE41]] Residence City Karlskrona Province Blechingia Created 1683 Area
-
- 2,941 km², 0.7% of Sweden;
ranked 21st Population
Reference: ranked list of Swedish counties>ranked list 150,625 inh., 51.2 inh/km²
GRP ranked list

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Contents

1 Province
2 Administration
3 Politics
4 Municipalities
5 Heraldry
6 Miscellaneous topics
7 External links

Province

For History, Geography and Culture see: Blechingia

Blechingia, the historical province Blekinge, has virtually the same boundaries as the current administrative entity, Blekinge County.

Administration

Blekinge County was a part of Kalmar County between 1680 and 1683, due to the foundation of the naval base at Karlskrona.

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Parliament and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is nominally a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Blekinge Governors.

Politics

Main article: Blekinge County Council

Blekinge County Council, or Landstinget Blekinge, is a municipal entity that is independent of, but coterminous with, the County Administrative Board. Its main responsibilities lie in health care and public transportation issues for the county.

Municipalities

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Blekinge

The County of Blekinge inherited its coat of arms from the province of Blechingia. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.

Miscellaneous topics

External links

Counties of Sweden
Blekinge \| Dalarna \| Gotland \| Gävleborg \| Halland \| Jämtland \| Jönköping \| Kalmar \| Kronoberg \| Norrbotten \| Örebro \| Östergötland \| Skåne \| Stockholm \| Södermanland \| Uppsala \| Värmland \| Västerbotten \| Västernorrland \| Västmanland \| Västra Götaland

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