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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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+[[Image:Back%C3%A5kra.jpg|thumb|right|350px|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]], [[United Nations Secretary-General|Secretary-General]] of the [[United Nations]] (1953-1961).
+'''Backåkra''' is a small [[village]] in [[Ystad Municipality]] in southern [[Sweden]]. It is most well known as the summer residence of [[Dag Hammarskjöld]], [[United Nations Secretary-General|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.
 == External links ==
+*[http://www.ystad.se/Ystadweb.nsf/AllDocuments/21EA53D5BBDE0B39C1256ED900310112 Backåkra farmstead tourism information]
-*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Back%C3%A5kra.jpg Picture] of Dag Hammarskjöld's farm in Backåkra at Wikimedia Commons
-*[http://www.ystad.se/Ystadweb.nsf/AllDocuments/21EA53D5BBDE0B39C1256ED900310112 Information] about Backåkra at Ystad municipality tourism information
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