Blekinge
Appearance
Blekinge | |
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Coordinates: 56°20′N 15°20′E / 56.333°N 15.333°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Land | Götaland |
County | Blekinge County |
Area | |
• Total | 2,900 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2016)[1] | |
• Total | 158,453 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Ethnicity | |
• Language | Swedish |
Culture | |
• Flower | Oak and Mullein |
• Animal | Lucanus cervus |
• Bird | Nuthatch |
• Fish | Cod |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area codes | 0454–0457 |
Blekinge is a historical province in southern Sweden. It's famous for the Blekinge archipelago, and referred to as "Sveriges trädgård" (the "Garden of Sweden"). Once part of Denmark, it became a part of Sweden in the 17th century.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Folkmängd i landskapen den 31 december 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to Blekinge at Wikimedia Commons