Backåkra

Dag Hammarskjöld's farm Backåkra, close to in southern , was bought in 1957 as a summer residence by Hammarskjöld, then Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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Wikipedia
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Röekillorna Spring and Sandhammar Light.

Spring
Photo: Jorchr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1½ km north of Backåkra.

Lighthouse
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Sandhammaren is a lighthouse, and the name of both a beach and a point east of in . At first two identical lighthouses were constructed, because it was a risk to mistake this lighthouse with the one on . is situated 4 km east of Backåkra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kåseberga and Hedvigsdal.

Hamlet
Photo: Jorchr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km west of Backåkra.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km northwest of Backåkra.

Hamlet
Photo: Jorchr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northwest of Backåkra.

Backåkra

Latitude
55.38848° or 55° 23′ 19″ north
Longitude
14.13084° or 14° 7′ 51″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Levels
1
Roof shape
gabled
Open location code
9F7P94QJ+98
Open­Street­Map ID
way 366209355
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2724014
Wiki­data ID
Q798569
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Backåkra” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Backåkra”
  • French: “Backåkra”
  • German: “Backakra”
  • German: “Backåkra”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Backåkra”
  • Norwegian: “Backåkra”
  • Swedish: “Backåkra naturreservat”
  • Swedish: “Backåkra”
  • Swedish: “Dag Hammarskjölds Backåkra”
  • Swedish: “Hagestads naturreservat”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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