Backåkra

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Dag Hammarskjöld's farm in Backåkra
Dag Hammarskjöld's farm in Backåkra

Backåkra is a small village in Ystad Municipality in southern Sweden. It is most well known as the summer residence of Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary-General of the United Nations (1953-1961), which is now a museum displaying artifacts of his tenure at the UN. It is also used as a retreat for members of the Swedish Academy, of which Hammarskjöld was a member.

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Coordinates: 55°23′N 14°08′E / 55.383, 14.133