Blekinge County, Sweden Genealogy

Europe Sweden Blekinge County

Guide to Blekinge County, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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History
The County of Blekinge was created in 1683. It is the smallest county by geographical area in Sweden. The boundaries are identical to Blekinge landskap (Blekinge Province) that pre-dates the county. Before 1997, the county bordered with Kronoberg, Kalmar and Kristianstad Counties. Blekinge lies along the Baltic coast in the southern part of Sweden.

The county letter for Blekinge is: K

Districts

 * Bräkne Härad
 * Lister Härad
 * Medelstad Härad
 * Östra Härad

Related Sources

 * Digital


 * Blekinge County at Ostkanten


 * Printed

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Sweden, Blekinge Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)


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