Blekinge County

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

**Blekinge län**
Map highlighting the location of Blekinge County in Sweden
	County	SE-K, SE41
	Residence City	Karlskrona
	Province	Blekinge
	Created	1683
	Area - -	2,941 km², 0.7% of Sweden; ranked 21st
	Population Reference: ranked list	150,625 inh., 51.2 inh/km²
	GRP	See this ranked list

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Municipalities

[edit] 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.