Blekinge

is a historical province (landskap) in the south of Sweden. It borders Sm?land, Sk?ne and the Baltic Sea. The province is part of the Scanian lands which belonged to Denmark until the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658.

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The name "Blekinge" comes from the adjective bleke, which corresponds to the sea term for "dead calm".

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Provinces serve no administrative function in Sweden. Instead, that is done by the counties of Sweden. However, Bleking has virtually the same boundaries as the corresponding Blekinge County.

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