Blekinge County

Blekinge County

Infobox Län
name=Blekinge
fullname=Blekinge län
isocode=K
nutscode=41
capital=Karlskrona
province=Blekinge
governor=Ingegerd Wärnersson
council=Landstinget Blekinge
nuts=South Sweden
date=1683
arearank=21st
area=2,941
areapercent=0.7
population_as_of=1999
populationrank=19th
population=150,625
populationpercent=1.7
populationdensity=51.2
GDP_as_of=2004
GDPrank=19th
GDP=34,566 Million| GDPpercapita=231,000| GDPpercent=1.47



Blekinge County ("Blekinge län") is a county or "län" in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea.The capital is Karlskrona.

Province

"For History, Geography and Culture see: Blekinge"

Blekinge, the historical province "Blekinge", has virtually the same boundaries as the current administrative entity, Blekinge County. During the period of Danish rule, it consisted of Sölvesborgs län and Kristianopellän.

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 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

*Olofström Municipality
*Sölvesborg Municipality
*Karlshamn Municipality
*Ronneby Municipality
*Karlskrona Municipality

Heraldry

"Main article: Heraldry of Blekinge"

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

External links

* [http://www.k.lst.se/ Blekinge County Administrative Board]
* [http://www.ltblekinge.se/ Blekinge County Council]
* [http://www.regionblekinge.se/ Regional Association of Blekinge]


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