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Blekinge

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Blekinge, or Blechingia, is a traditional province or landskap in the south of Sweden. It borders to Småland, Skåne and to the Baltic Sea. There is also a County of Blekinge.

Blekinge
The province's coat of arms features a five-pointed crown with a navy cushion; and a stylized blue shield on which is placed a yellow plant, itself overlaid with three smaller crowns.
LandGötaland
CountyBlekinge
Area2,900 km²
Provincial flower
- Swedish
- Latin		Mullein[?]
Kungsljus
Verbaskum Tapsus
Provincial treeOak
Provincial animalStag Beetle
Provincial birdNuthatch
Provincial fishCod
Blekinge is located at the tip of Sweden, bordered on the North by Småland, and on the West by Skåne.

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County

For current affairs see: County of Blekinge

The County of Blekinge has virtually the same boundaries as the province of Blekinge.

History

Main article: History of Blekinge[?]

Chartered cities before 1971:

Historically the Province of Blekinge belonged to the Danish Crown, as a part of Skåneland, togeather with provinces Skåne and Halland, which made up the eastern part of the Danish kingdom. Blekinge became a Swedish province in 1658 due to the Treaty of Roskilde.

Geography

Main article: Geography of Blekinge[?]

Blekinge has a scenic archipelago and it is sometimes called the "Garden of Sweden".

Culture

Main article: Culture of Halland[?]

The town of Karlskrona was for almost 300 years the principal Naval Base in Sweden, and in 1998 it be came a site of the UNESCO World heritage program.

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Blekinge[?]

Blekinge was granted its arms at the funural of Charles X Gustav of Sweden in 1660, based on an seal from the 15th century. The arms is represented with a dukal coronet. Blazon: "Azure, an Oak Tree eradicated Or ensigned with three Crowns palewise of the same."

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