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Backakra

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Backakra is the farm near Ystad in southern Sweden that Dag Hammarskjold, then Secretary-General of the United Nations, bought in 1957 as a summer residence. The farm was in decline, and its restoration was not completed until after Hammarskjold death in 1961. Maintained by the Swedish Tourist Association, it now operates as a museum displaying his belongings, art, furniture and gifts, many from his years at the UN, and its south wing was reserved as a summer retreat for members of the Swedish Academy, of which Hammarskjold was one. The property, a nature reserve of about 74 acres, also holds an outdoor meditation site. It is today owned by the Dag Hammarskjolds Backakra Foundation and includes a museum, a conference space, and a small cafe and book shop. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Farm 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Ystad Municipality, Sweden 3
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Farm 2
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Farm, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, located there.
Sources
1. Backakra (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backåkra, lead definition
    Dag Hammarskjöld's farm Backåkra (Swedish: [ˈbǎkːɔkra]), close to Ystad in southern Sweden, was bought in 1957 as a summer residence by Hammarskjöld, then Secretary-General of the United Nations (1953-1961).
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    Backakra is the farm near Ystad in southern Sweden that Dag Hammarskjold, then Secretary-General of the United Nations, bought in 1957 as a summer residence. The farm was in decline, and its restoration was not completed until after Hammarskjold death in 1961. Maintained by the Swedish Tourist Association, it now operates as a museum displaying his belongings, art, furniture and gifts, many from his years at the UN, and its south wing was reserved as a summer retreat for members of the Swedish Academy, of which Hammarskjold was one. The property, a nature reserve of about 74 acres, also holds an outdoor meditation site. It is today owned by the Dag Hammarskjolds Backakra Foundation and includes a museum, a conference space, and a small cafe and book shop.
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2. Backakra (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Farm)
Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Farm)
Wikidata item Q798569, instance of (P31): farm
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3. Backakra (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Ystad Municipality, Sweden
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Ystad Municipality, Sweden
Wikidata item Q798569, property P131/P17 (location): Ystad Municipality, Sweden
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