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Ringarum
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Urban area in Valdemarsvik Municipality, Östergötland County

Ringarum

1

Facts

MunicipalityValdemarsvik
CountyÖstergötland County
Population585
Area130 ha
SCB code0563TB103

2

Place profile

11/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
26/100
Quiet surroundings
67/100
Rurality
33/100
Urbanity
31/100
Family friendliness
11/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest140 m
  • Distance to water510 m
  • Distance to farmland50 m
  • Distance to shoreline510 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway24.7 km
  • Distance to industry6.7 km
  • Distance to power line1.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store410 m
  • Distance to school16.4 km
  • Distance to train station24.8 km

Median across 270 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 390–430
  • 435–942
  • 5310–1450
  • 5815–1935
  • 4620–2441
  • 3025–2938
  • 6130–3457
  • 4935–3951
  • 5140–4450
  • 4645–4945
  • 7650–5465
  • 7655–5970
  • 7760–6478
  • 6565–6968
  • 6770–7458
  • 6875–7965
  • 6280+73

Men 967Women 916

Marital status

  • Unmarried935 (50 %)
  • Married691 (37 %)
  • Divorced159 (9 %)
  • Widowed83 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ringarum, 1,883 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 585 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm2 h 47 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 19 min
  • Malmö5 h 36 min
  • Municipal seat18 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Strolången297 ha1.6 km
  • Ken333 ha2.7 km
  • Storsjön45 ha4.2 km
  • Stensjön36 ha4.4 km

6

Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone31.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land8 in the locality60 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.4 km
  • Natura 200010.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest33.3 km
  • Water protection area1 km
  • Habitat protection2.8 km
  • National conservation interest6 km
  • National heritage interest12.7 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality290 m
  • Fire station16 km
  • Police station17.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.5 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)25.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3 km
  • Swimming pool16.9 km
  • Campsite5.8 km
  • Hiking trail2.5 km
  • Cycle trail100 m
  • Ski trail44.4 km
  • Floodlit track15 km
  • Birding site46.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality530 m
  • Café16.7 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality560 m
  • Library16.9 km
  • Sports hall16.4 km
  • Hotel13.9 km
  • Care home16.9 km
  • Recycling centre17.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.2 km
  • Railway24.7 km
  • Power line1.6 km
  • Wind turbine15.3 km
  • Mobile mast12.1 km
  • Military area28 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 in the locality560 m
  • Mine9 km
  • Quarry5.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark9 km
  • Church1 in the locality220 m
  • Community hall23 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

  • Population7,525
  • Median income359,900 kr/yr
  • Average age49.0 years
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The figures describe Valdemarsvik Municipality as a whole, not Ringarum.