
Backen


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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water460 m
- Distance to farmland50 m
- Distance to shoreline460 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.4 km
- Distance to industry12.9 km
- Distance to power line2.4 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store3.2 km
- Distance to school6.4 km
- Distance to train station2.5 km
Median across 17 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 670–484
- 765–967
- 9410–1476
- 7615–1972
- 4220–2441
- 3425–2924
- 5930–3462
- 9035–3987
- 8140–4479
- 7645–4965
- 7750–5483
- 6855–5964
- 6660–6449
- 6465–6962
- 6570–7449
- 4575–7937
- 3780+31
Men 1,117Women 1,032
Marital status
- Unmarried1,137 (53 %)
- Married840 (39 %)
- Divorced125 (6 %)
- Widowed45 (2 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Backen, 2,149 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 51 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.
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Driving time
- Stockholm1 h 18 min
- Municipal seat29 min
Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.
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Lakes nearby
- Norrsjön25 ha1.5 km
- Lötsjön62 ha1.8 km
- Ramsen39 ha2.9 km
- Trehörningen130 ha2.9 km
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Nearest localities
- Baddet58 inhabitants1.2 km
- Länna683 inhabitants2.3 km
- Selknä och Marielund294 inhabitants2.7 km
- Funbo351 inhabitants4.4 km
- Rickardsberg51 inhabitants4.6 km
- Almunge946 inhabitants4.7 km
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Associations and activities
- Lindbackens fritidsgårdOther
- Svartbäcken ScoutkårScoutverksamhetOutdoor life
- PRO SvartbäckenpensionärsföreningSocial
Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone15.8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land2.4 km
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.2 km
- Natura 200016 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest16.5 km
- Water protection area5.1 km
- Habitat protection4 km
- National conservation interestThe locality lies within
- National heritage interest4.6 km
Services & safety
- School3 km
- Fire station5.6 km
- Police station16.8 km
- Civil defence shelter3.2 km
- Vulnerable area (police)18.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.1 km
- Swimming pool5.3 km
- Campsite2.8 km
- Hiking trail1.5 km
- Cycle trail5.9 km
- Ski trail14.6 km
- Floodlit track14.6 km
- Birding site36.5 km
- Geologically notable site18.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.9 km
- Café3.2 km
- Petrol station3.5 km
- Library15.1 km
- Sports hall7.4 km
- Hotel14.4 km
- Care home12 km
- Recycling centre5.7 km
Disturbance
- Major road2.4 km
- Railway15.6 km
- Power line2.5 km
- Wind turbine26.7 km
- Mobile mast5.4 km
- Military area18.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.8 km
- Mine21.8 km
- Quarry5.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4.3 km
- Church6.1 km
- Community hall10.6 km
Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.
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Applies to the whole municipality
- Population248,016
- Median income382,900 kr/yr
- Average age39.4 years
The figures describe Uppsala Municipality as a whole, not Backen.