Backen
Backen is a hamlet in Njurunda socken, Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County. Backen is situated nearby to the hamlet Ovansjö and Gomaj, as well as near Räbbgård.Places of Interest
Highlights include Medelpads runinskrifter 2 and Njurunda Church.
Medelpads runinskrifter 2
Runestone
Photo: Sendelbach, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Medelpads runinskrifter 2 is a runestone, which is situated 2½ km north of Backen.
Njurunda Church
Church
Photo: Xauxa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Njurunda Church is a church building in Njurundabommen, Sweden. Belonging to the Njurunda Parish of the Church of Sweden, it was opened on 13 April 1865 by bishop Anders Fredrik Beckman. Njurunda Church is situated 2½ km north of Backen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dingersjö.
Dingersjö
Village
Dingersjö is a locality situated in Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 856 inhabitants in 2010. Dingersjö is situated 5 km north of Backen.
Backen
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Njurunda socken, Njurunda, Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.23391° or 62° 14′ 2″ northLongitude
17.36068° or 17° 21′ 38″ eastElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
9FJV69M6+H7OpenStreetMap ID
node 440906468OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
8030435
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