Bäckviken

Bäckviken is a hamlet in , , . Bäckviken is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .
Photo: Maria Eklind, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: village on the island Ven
  • Also known as: “Backviken”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ven and Uraniborg.

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is a small island which lies in the middle of Öresund Sound, between southern Sweden and . It is best known as the site of the Renaissance-era astronomical observatory built by Tycho Brahe.

Castle
Photo: Stanlekub, Public domain.
was an astronomical and alchemy laboratory established and operated by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. It was the first custom-built observatory in modern Europe, and the last to be built without a telescope as its primary instrument.

Photo: Tycho Brahe, Public domain.
was Tycho Brahe's underground next to his palace-observatory , located on , an island in the Öresund between Zealand and , , which was part of at the time.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuna and Kyrkbacken.

Village
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is a village.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km west of Bäckviken.

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is a town in , . Located on the shores of the Öresund, it occupies a natural port, which has lent the town at first military and subsequent commercial significance.

Bäckviken

Latitude
55.90316° or 55° 54′ 11″ north
Longitude
12.72045° or 12° 43′ 14″ east
Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)
United Nations Location Code
SE BAC
Open location code
9F7JWP3C+75
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2895079332
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2723831
Wiki­data ID
Q19977568
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Bäckviken” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Bäckviken”
  • Swedish: “Bäckviken”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bäckvikens Hamn and Haken fyr.

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