Västbacken
Västbacken is a hamlet in Tanum, Västra Götaland County. Västbacken is situated nearby to the neighborhood Solhem, as well as near the hamlet Raftötången.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: settlement in Tanum Municipality, Sweden
- Also known as: “Vastbacken”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Havstenssund upper light and Havstenssund lower light.
Havstenssund lower light
Lighthouse
Havstenssund lower light is a lighthouse, which is situated 3 km southwest of Västbacken.
Havstenssunds kapell
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Havstenssunds kapell is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Västbacken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Havstenssund and Grebbestad.
Havstenssund
Hamlet
Photo: M.M.S., Public domain.
Havstenssund is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km south of Västbacken.
Grebbestad
Village
Photo: Ingth, Public domain.
Grebbestad is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. As of 2010, there were 1,401 inhabitants, though this number can increase by as much as ten-fold during the summer. Grebbestad is situated 10 km south of Västbacken.
Västbacken
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Tanum, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.77578° or 58° 46′ 33″ northLongitude
11.19629° or 11° 11′ 47″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
9FCHQ5GW+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 7170607788OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Västbacken” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Västbacken”
- Dutch: “Västbacken”
- French: “Västbacken”
- German: “Västbacken”
- Irish: “Västbacken”
- Italian: “Västbacken”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Västbacken”
- Spanish: “Västbacken”
- Swedish: “Västbacken”
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Localities in the Area
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