Backen
Backen is a residential area in Umeå, Sweden. It is home to Backen Church which dates from before 1314.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Backen Church and Backen cemetery.
Backen Church
Church
Photo: Jonny Hansson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Backen Church is a church in Backen, Umeå, Sweden…
Umedalen skulpturpark
Work of art
Photo: Huhenning, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Umedalen skulpturpark is an art exhibition and a sculpture garden in Umeå in Sweden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Västerhiske and Baggböle.
Baggböle
Village
Photo: Pål-Nils Nilsson, CC BY 3.0.
Baggböle is a small village on the Ume River in northern Sweden, approximately 8 km upstream of the city of Umeå. The village was a base for sawing local timber in the nineteenth century, with a sawmill powered by the water of the river rapids close to the village.
Röbäck
Village
Röbäck is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,230 inhabitants in 2010. Röbäck is situated 2½ km south of Backen.
Backen
- Type: Suburb
- Description: residential area in Västerbotten, Sweden
- Categories: quarter and locality
- Location: Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.83185° or 63° 49′ 55″ northLongitude
20.16694° or 20° 10′ 1″ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
9GM2R5J8+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 313181301OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Backen” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Backen”
- Persian: “بککن”
- Swedish: “Backen”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Backens krigskyrkogård and Backens skola.
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