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Vadstena
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Urban area in Vadstena Municipality, Östergötland County

Vadstena

1

Facts

MunicipalityVadstena
CountyÖstergötland County
Population5,802
Area381 ha
SCB code0584TC102

2

Place profile

73/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
36/100
Quiet surroundings
44/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
72/100
Family friendliness
73/100
Senior friendliness
73/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest320 m
  • Distance to water550 m
  • Distance to farmland350 m
  • Distance to shoreline550 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway400 m
  • Distance to industry320 m
  • Distance to power line1.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store520 m
  • Distance to school420 m
  • Distance to train station1.2 km

Median across 1,602 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1200–4101
  • 1375–9132
  • 15810–14147
  • 13015–19117
  • 11920–24114
  • 10925–29104
  • 14630–34143
  • 15735–39153
  • 14340–44138
  • 16445–49135
  • 15850–54182
  • 17855–59198
  • 18260–64220
  • 19465–69209
  • 19370–74258
  • 25775–79276
  • 29980+432

Men 2,844Women 3,059

Marital status

  • Unmarried2,687 (45 %)
  • Married2,082 (35 %)
  • Divorced708 (12 %)
  • Widowed444 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Vadstena, 5,903 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 5,802 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 21 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 15 min
  • Malmö4 h 32 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

  • Vättern188,560 ha1.1 km
  • Tåkern2,937 ha7.9 km
  • Illersjön7 ha15.4 km
  • Boren2,700 ha16.2 km

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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.

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone13 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)30.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land53 in the locality210 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.5 km
  • Natura 2000680 m
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.4 km
  • Water protection area1.7 km
  • Habitat protection9.9 km
  • National conservation interest1 km
  • National heritage interest260 m

Services & safety

  • School5 in the locality80 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality210 m
  • Police station1 in the locality530 m
  • Civil defence shelter18 in the locality220 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)36.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site940 m
  • Swimming pool2 in the locality1 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality1000 m
  • Hiking trail570 m
  • Cycle trail540 m
  • Ski trail46 km
  • Floodlit track10.9 km
  • Birding site12.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant10 in the locality140 m
  • Café7 in the locality540 m
  • Petrol station1 in the locality950 m
  • Library1 in the locality510 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality760 m
  • Hotel7 in the locality140 m
  • Care home3 in the locality590 m
  • Recycling centre2.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road630 m
  • Railway9.6 km
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine4.3 km
  • Mobile mast5 km
  • Military area8.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)18.2 km
  • Mine28.3 km
  • Quarry12.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark8 in the locality310 m
  • Church4 in the locality240 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality420 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

  • Population7,490
  • Median income397,100 kr/yr
  • Average age49.6 years
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