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Village

Bäckebo

Located in Nybro Municipality, Kalmar County Coordinates: 56°53′20″ N 16°04′21″ E

Map showing the location of Bäckebo Bäckebo
Location in Sweden
Population
223
223
Elevation
79 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KLR Kalmar Airport26 km
VXO Växjö Kronoberg Airport82 km

About Bäckebo

Bäckebo is a village. Location: Nybro Municipality, Kalmar County. Population: 223. Elevation: 79 m.

From Wikipedia

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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
92 ha

Source: Wikidata

Population of Bäckebo over time

Population of Bäckebo over time
1965 232
1970 224
2015 223
2016 224
2017 228
2018 226
2019 220
2020 226
2023 232

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Bäckebo

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (62 mm)
Driest month
February (35 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Bäckebo
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°4°10°16°20°22°21°16°11°5°3°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-3°0°4°8°10°10°6°3°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)393536354154625359485249

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bäckebo

The nearest airport is Kalmar Airport (KLR), 26 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Jönköping, 152 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kalmar Airport (KLR) Kalmar 26 kmsoutheast
  • Växjö Kronoberg Airport (VXO) Växjö 82 kmwest
  • Ronneby Airport (RNB) Ronneby 85 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Jönköping Population: 112.8K 152 kmnorthwest
  • Helsingborg Population: 104.2K 228 kmsouthwest
  • Malmö Population: 362.1K 238 kmsouthwest
  • Copenhagen Population: 1.2M 256 kmsouthwest
  • Gothenburg Population: 608.5K 264 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Bäckebo

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 37 natural sites, 268 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km21 places

  • Hästören Island 24 kmSE
  • Horsö Natural site 25 kmSE
  • Pata Eneskär Island 16 kmE
  • Ängö Island 23 kmE

25–60 km87 places

  • Öland Island 38 kmSE
  • Nordmannen Island 32 kmSE
  • Ljungby Island 34 kmS
  • Yttre Långskär Island 34 kmNE

60–100 km200 places

  • Tjurkö Island 90 kmS
  • Porsholmen Island 86 kmNE
  • Lindö Island 99 kmNE
  • Bockholmen Island 96 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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