Bäckebo
Bäckebo is a locality situated in Nybro Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden, with 219 inhabitants in 2010. It is known for the World War II Bäckebo rocket incident, in which the test flight of a German V-2 rocket, bound for Denmark, went astray and exploded above a cornfield near the hamlet of Gräsdals.- Locality with about 790 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 90 metres (290 feet)
- …is also known as “Baeckebo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bäckebo Church.
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Latitude
56.8883° or 56° 53′ 18″ north
Longitude
16.0659° or 16° 3′ 57″ east
Open location code
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