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Swedish locality Place in Småland, Sweden
Bäckebo
Bäckebo churchBäckebo church
Bäckebo is located in KalmarBäckeboBäckeboShow map of KalmarBäckebo is located in SwedenBäckeboBäckeboShow map of Sweden
Coordinates: 56°53′N 16°04′E / 56.883°N 16.067°E / 56.883; 16.067
CountrySweden
ProvinceSmåland
CountyKalmar County
MunicipalityNybro Municipality
Area
 • Total0.84 km (0.32 sq mi)
Population
 • Total219
 • Density260/km (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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.

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  • Bäckebo school Bäckebo school
  • Bäckebo parish hall Bäckebo parish hall

References

  1. ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
Localities in Nybro Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden
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