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Bäckebo

Coordinates: 56°53′N 16°04′E / 56.883°N 16.067°E / 56.883; 16.067
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Bäckebo
Bäckebo church
Bäckebo church
Bäckebo is located in Kalmar
Bäckebo
Bäckebo
Bäckebo is located in Sweden
Bäckebo
Bäckebo
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 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]

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  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.