Svealand
Dalarna
Hedemora Municipality

Backa

Backa is a hamlet in , and has about 61 residents. Backa is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Nötholmen and Hedemora Gamla Theater.

Islet
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is an islet.

Theater building
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Teaterladan, officially , is a theatre and a listed building in , , . It was built somewhere between 1826 and 1829 by a Hedemora wholesale dealer as a combined warehouse in the bottom two levels and theatre in the third level. is situated 3 km northwest of Backa.

Lake
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is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grådö and Grådö skans.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Locality
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is a locality.

Town
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is a town in and the seat of , , with 7,273 inhabitants in 2010. Despite its small population, is for historical reasons normally still referred to as a city, and as such the oldest in the county. is situated 3 km northwest of Backa.

Backa

Latitude
60.25852° or 60° 15′ 31″ north
Longitude
16.01913° or 16° 1′ 9″ east
Population
61
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
9FGR7259+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3398068367
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2724046
Wiki­data ID
Q2784391
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Backa” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Backa”
  • Dutch: “Backa”
  • Finnish: “Backa”
  • French: “Backa”
  • German: “Backa”
  • Low German: “Backa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Backa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Backa”
  • Polish: “Backa (region Dalarna)”
  • Polish: “Backa”
  • Swedish: “Backa, Hedemora kommun”
  • Swedish: “Backa”

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