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Gnesta
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest70 m
- Distance to water460 m
- Distance to farmland240 m
- Distance to shoreline460 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway480 m
- Distance to industry310 m
- Distance to power line570 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store570 m
- Distance to school640 m
- Distance to train station930 m
Median across 1,548 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1870–4181
- 2975–9252
- 30210–14271
- 27115–19257
- 17820–24149
- 15825–29127
- 27330–34244
- 26235–39299
- 28640–44280
- 26545–49260
- 29550–54260
- 26955–59280
- 25760–64229
- 18365–69230
- 20470–74214
- 18575–79217
- 26780+357
Men 4,139Women 4,107
Marital status
- Unmarried4,402 (54 %)
- Married2,559 (31 %)
- Divorced880 (11 %)
- Widowed374 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 5 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Gnesta, 8,246 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 6,472 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 11 min
- Gothenburg5 h 13 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
- Frösjön327 ha380 m
- Valasjön26 ha2.3 km
- Skillötsjön108 ha2.5 km
- Sillen1,035 ha2.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Föreningen GnestapendelnMöteOther
- Gnesta BåtklubbMöteOther
- Gnesta PrideMöteOther
- Gnestaortens BiodlarföreningMöteOther
- Daga-Gnesta naturskyddsföreningMöteOutdoor life
- Gnesta ScoutkårScoutverksamhetOutdoor life
- Gnesta TennishallidrottsplanSports
- Gnesta ishallsporthallSports
- IF Fighting & Fitness Gnesta Taekwon-doKampsportSports
- Art Lab GnestaKonstCulture
- Gnesta BibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Gnesta KulturtryckeriCulture
- Gnesta RevysällskapTeaterCulture
- Kulturföreningen Exlibris GnestaKulturCulture
- Vokalfabriken/Teater i GnestaMusikCulture
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 zone330 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)3.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land41 in the locality200 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.6 km
- Natura 20006.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest3.6 km
- Water protection area760 m
- Habitat protection3.1 km
- National conservation interest5.9 km
- National heritage interest120 m
Services & safety
- School11 in the locality260 m
- Fire station1 in the locality180 m
- Police station1 in the locality220 m
- Civil defence shelter5 in the locality210 m
- Vulnerable area (police)20.1 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality580 m
- Swimming pool3 in the locality470 m
- Campsite3.9 km
- Hiking trail340 m
- Cycle trail400 m
- Ski trail48.7 km
- Floodlit track9.4 km
- Birding site46.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant6 in the locality240 m
- Café2 in the locality250 m
- Petrol station3 in the locality1.2 km
- Library1 in the locality230 m
- Sports hall6 in the locality320 m
- Hotel2.5 km
- Care home3 in the locality420 m
- Recycling centre1 in the locality1.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road290 m
- Railway500 m
- Power line550 m
- Wind turbine6.1 km
- Mobile mast10.6 km
- Military area7.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.9 km
- Mine3.2 km
- Quarry10.8 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3.7 km
- Church5 in the locality790 m
- Community hall2 in the locality150 m
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
- Population11,458
- Median income396,700 kr/yr
- Average age44.2 years