Beckgrundet

Beckgrundet is an islet in Jakobstad, Ostrobothnia. Beckgrundet is situated nearby to the village Alholmen, as well as near the quarter Varvet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alholmens Kraft Power Station and Jakobstad City Hall.

Alholmens Kraft Power Station

Power station

Photo: A333, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Alholmens Kraft Power Station is a biomass power station in Alholmen, Jakobstad in Ostrobothnia region, Finland. It is the largest biomass cogeneration power station in the world.

Jakobstad City Hall is a historic building in the city of Jakobstad, Finland. It was completed in 1875. The current look of the building dates from 1890. Jakobstad City Hall is situated 3½ km south of Beckgrundet.

Jakobstad Church

Church

Photo: Asbjørn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jakobstad Church is a Lutheran church in the city of Jakobstad, Finland. It was constructed in 1731 by Johan Knubb. The church has been built on the same place, where the first church in Jakobstad was located before it was burned down by Russians in 1714. Jakobstad Church is situated 3½ km south of Beckgrundet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Larsmo.

Larsmo

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Larsmo is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Larsmo is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Larsmo is approximately 6,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 51,000.

Beckgrundet

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Jakobstad, Jakobstadsregionen, Ostrobothnia, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

63.70464° or 63° 42′ 17″ north

Longitude

22.67859° or 22° 40′ 43″ east

Open location code

9GM4PM3H+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 367485697

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

10089505

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Beckgrundet” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Pikisaari”
Swedish: “Beckgrundet”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Alholmen and Varvet.

Notable Places Nearby

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