Bäckaby

Bäckaby
village
Photo of the stone church, date unknown
Bäckaby
Coordinates: 57°16′04″N 14°55′33″E / 57.26778°N 14.92583°E / 57.26778; 14.92583
Country Sweden
ProvinceSmåland
CountiesJönköping
Population
 • Total
232
Time zoneCET
 • Summer (DST)CEDT

Bäckaby is a small village south of Vetlanda in the southern Swedish province of Småland.[1] Bäckaby has a stone church, a kindergarten, a summer café and a small hostel called Plymska Huset. Bäckaby's old church was a wooden church which was moved to Jönköping in 1902. Its oldest parts were from the 14th century.[2] The church was burnt to the ground in 2000.

References

  1. ^ "Bäckaby, Sweden on the map — exact time, time zone, airports nearby". pg.utc.city. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  2. ^ "Bäckaby kyrka i Jönköpings Stadspark". www.europeana.eu (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-01-26.