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Small locality in Motala Municipality, Östergötland County

Karlsby

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Facts

MunicipalityMotala
CountyÖstergötland County
Population123
Area44 ha
SCB code0583SB122

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Place profile

6/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
57/100
Quiet surroundings
70/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
7/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water110 m
  • Distance to farmland240 m
  • Distance to shoreline110 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway1 km
  • Distance to industry9.1 km
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store9.3 km
  • Distance to school8.5 km
  • Distance to train station12.2 km

Median across 86 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 230–415
  • 265–920
  • 2710–1424
  • 3315–1925
  • 1920–2410
  • 1225–2910
  • 3230–3424
  • 3135–3937
  • 3940–4421
  • 2545–4920
  • 3250–5425
  • 3255–5935
  • 5760–6454
  • 4865–6957
  • 4870–7442
  • 5375–7933
  • 3380+34

Men 570Women 486

Marital status

  • Unmarried476 (45 %)
  • Married434 (41 %)
  • Divorced107 (10 %)
  • Widowed40 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Karlsby, 1,056 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 123 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

  • Stockholm3 h 19 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 36 min
  • Malmö4 h 54 min
  • Municipal seat20 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

  • Salstern444 ha290 m
  • Stora Vänstern127 ha1.3 km
  • Loppsjön13 ha1.7 km
  • Källsjön8 ha1.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Karlsby BygdeföreningFritidsgårdsverksamhetLocal heritage

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 zone6.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)13.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land490 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve790 m
  • Natura 200011.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest12.8 km
  • Water protection area9 km
  • Habitat protection4.9 km
  • National conservation interest3.1 km
  • National heritage interest8 km

Services & safety

  • School9.4 km
  • Fire station10.3 km
  • Police station12.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter9.5 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)32.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality270 m
  • Swimming pool12 km
  • Campsite9.7 km
  • Hiking trail7.1 km
  • Cycle trail510 m
  • Ski trail42.1 km
  • Floodlit track11 km
  • Birding site31.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant11.1 km
  • Café9.7 km
  • Petrol station8.1 km
  • Library12.2 km
  • Sports hall7.9 km
  • Hotel10.7 km
  • Care home9.4 km
  • Recycling centre11.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road5.8 km
  • Railway3.3 km
  • Power line1.2 km
  • Wind turbine3.4 km
  • Mobile mast5.9 km
  • Military area10.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7 km
  • Mine17 km
  • Quarry1.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.5 km
  • Church8.3 km
  • Community hall10.3 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

  • Population43,505
  • Median income382,000 kr/yr
  • Average age44.6 years
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The figures describe Motala Municipality as a whole, not Karlsby.