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Blekinge County

county (län) in Sweden
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Blekinge County

Summary

Blekinge County is a county of Sweden[1]. It draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_sweden category, ranking #12 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blekinge County is located in Sweden[3].
  • Blekinge County is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Blekinge County's head of government is recorded as Ulrica Messing[5].
  • Blekinge County's instance of is recorded as county of Sweden[6].
  • Blekinge County's capital is recorded as Karlskrona[7].
  • Blekinge County's shares border with is recorded as Skåne County[8].
  • Blekinge County's shares border with is recorded as Kronoberg County[9].
  • Blekinge County's shares border with is recorded as Kalmar County[10].
  • Blekinge County is operated by Blekinge County Administrative Board[11].
  • Blekinge County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Karlskrona Municipality[12].
  • Blekinge County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ronneby Municipality[13].
  • Blekinge County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Karlshamn Municipality[14].
  • Blekinge County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Olofström Municipality[15].
  • Blekinge County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sölvesborg Municipality[16].
  • Blekinge County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Region Blekinge[17].
  • Blekinge County's coat of arms is recorded as Coat of arms for the province of Blekinge[18].
  • Blekinge County's Commons category is recorded as Blekinge[19].
  • Blekinge County's licence plate code is recorded as K[20].
  • 1683 marks the founding of Blekinge County[21].
  • Blekinge County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.283333333333, 'lon': 15.116666666667}[22].
  • Blekinge County's official website is recorded as http://www.k.lst.se/[23].
  • Blekinge County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Blekinge County[24].
  • Blekinge County has a population of {'amount': '+158977'}[25].
  • Blekinge County has a population of {'amount': '+159367'}[26].
  • Blekinge County has a population of {'amount': '+159371'}[27].

Body

Geography

Blekinge County is in the country of Sweden[4]. It is located in Sweden[3].

Physical Characteristics

Blekinge County sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+95'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+158977'}[25], {'amount': '+159367'}[26], {'amount': '+159371'}[27], {'amount': '+159648'}[29], {'amount': '+159838'}[30], and {'amount': '+159684'}[31].

Designation and Status

Blekinge County's instance of is recorded as county of Sweden[6].

History and Context

1683 marks the founding of Blekinge County[21].

Why It Matters

Blekinge County draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_sweden category, ranking #12 of 21).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Schwerin Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Q41769039. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Q42887356. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Q49772875. wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Q56150720. wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . Q58480915. wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2018 och befolkningsförändringar 1 oktober–31 december 2018. wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · LarskeBot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → Karlskrona
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 56.283333333333, 'lon': 15.116666666667}
    Population → {'amount': '+158977'}, {'amount': '+159367'}, {'amount': '+159371'} +30
    Head of government → Sten Nordin, Ulrica Messing
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1082]]: 156,406, Adding P1082 for 2026-03-31"
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