Backgården is a small village with scattered buildings. Open farmland separates older farmsteads. Together with the history of its farm groups and the surviving architectural forms, this forms a cultural and historical focus for travelers wishing to make rural settlement patterns and architecture the centerpiece of their stay. Backgården is very close to the railway line.

Village Structure and Historic Layout

At the time of the Swedish land consolidation known as storskifte, Backgården consisted of nine farms. These were divided into two village groups: one lay north of present-day Riksväg 50, the other to the south. The number and spatial arrangement answer different questions: nine farms indicate the scale, while two groups show the arrangement at the time. The historical number of farms and their distribution thus complement each other to give a clear picture of the settlement pattern of the time.

The scattered buildings and open fields reveal two scales of the rural landscape: individual older farmsteads and the farmland separating them. The historic division into two farm groups adds a temporal perspective to this landscape. For your travel plans, this connection between village history and cultural landscape is a point of interest if you are interested in rural settlement patterns.

Farm Architecture in Detail

A more detailed example is the Backgården 9:5 farmstead. It has a well-preserved small dwelling of the Parstuga type. Its façade has older board-and-batten cladding, and the house also has an enclosed front porch with chamfered corners and decorative windows divided by glazing bars. These specific features add to the classification of the house: the façade cladding, front porch, and window divisions each offer their own clues to its design.

The same farmstead also has a large, L-shaped agricultural building with a brick livestock stall section. The dwelling and agricultural building represent different functions within the farmstead. While the small dwelling stands out for its façade and window details, the agricultural building is defined by its L-shaped layout and brick stall section. The farm architecture thus includes both dwellings and agricultural buildings.

A side-chamber house in Backgården introduces another building type. It features several well-preserved, richly ornamented details dating from around the late 19th or early 20th century. In comparison with the Parstuga, its ornamentation and approximate date are particularly prominent. Local architectural forms can therefore be considered through different features: the Parstuga through its façade cladding, front porch, and windows, and the side-chamber house through its richly ornamented details.

Check Bus Connections

Dalatrafik lists Backgården södra as a stop on bus route 218. Check departures and any temporary disruptions before traveling so you can plan the bus connection to suit your arrival.

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