Backa
Backa also known as Hisings Backa is a suburb in Gothenburg, and was one of Gothenburg’s 20 districts. On January 1, 2011 Backa merged with two other districts of Gothenburg, Kärra-Rödbo and Tuve-Säve, to form the district of Norra Hisingen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 8,320 residents
- Description: urban district in Gothenburg, Sweden
- Also known as: “Backa, Gothenburg” and “Hisings Backa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gamlestaden station and Värdens Park.
Gamlestaden station
Railway station
Photo: BIL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gamlestaden station is a railway station located in the suburb of Gamlestaden in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, alongside the Norway/Vänern Line. Opened on December 8, 2012, the station has since been served by commuter trains as well as regional Västtrafik trains between Gothenburg and Vänersborg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gothenburg and Kålltorp.
Gothenburg
Photo: Optiroc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gothenburg is Sweden's second largest city with 600,000 inhabitants, and about 1 million in the metropolitan area. The city lies on Sweden's west coast, at the outlet of the Göta river.
Kålltorp
Suburb
Photo: Raphael Saulus, CC0.
Kålltorp is a district in Härlanda, Gothenburg, Sweden. Kålltorp is situated 4 km southeast of Backa.
Masthugget
Suburb
Photo: Fluff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Masthugget is a suburb, which is situated 6 km southwest of Backa.
Backa
- Categories: quarter, primary area, and locality
- Location: Gothenburg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.7476° or 57° 44′ 51″ northLongitude
11.9828° or 11° 58′ 58″ eastPopulation
8,320Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
9F9HPXXM+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 2235653204OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8133260Wikidata ID
Q38847
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Backa” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Backa”
- Portuguese: “Backa”
- Swedish: “Backa, Göteborg”
- Swedish: “Backa”
- Swedish: “Hisings Backa”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Backa”. Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0.