Bäckebo

Swedish locality
Place in Småland, Sweden
56°53′N 16°04′E / 56.883°N 16.067°E / 56.883; 16.067CountrySwedenProvinceSmålandCountyKalmar CountyMunicipalityNybro MunicipalityArea • Total0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi)Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total219 • Density260/km2 (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.[1]

Gallery

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.


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