Backa

Backa is a locality in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Backa is situated nearby to the hamlet Fossen, as well as near the locality Berg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dragsmark Abbey and Dragsmark Church.

Monastery

Dragsmark Abbey was a Premonstratensian canonry in Båhuslen, formerly Norway, now Bohuslän, Sweden.

Nearby places include Kungsviken and Fiskebäckskil.

Hamlet

Kungsviken is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Backa.

Village

Fiskebäckskil is a locality in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, at the mouth of the Gullmarn fjord. It had 379 inhabitants in 2010. Fiskebäckskil is situated 4½ km west of Backa.

Lysekil is a locality and the seat of Lysekil Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had about 7,600 inhabitants in 2018. Situated on the south tip of Stångenäs peninsula at the mouth of Gullmarn fjord, it has two nature reserves.

Latitude

58.25517° or 58° 15′ 19″ north

Longitude

11.53018° or 11° 31′ 49″ east

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

9FCH7G4J+33

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

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