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Gnosjö
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water360 m
- Distance to farmland1.1 km
- Distance to shoreline360 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway490 m
- Distance to industry160 m
- Distance to power line540 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store670 m
- Distance to school1.1 km
- Distance to train station930 m
Median across 1,403 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 930–482
- 1245–9135
- 13710–14138
- 14215–19142
- 12320–2494
- 13025–2982
- 11530–34113
- 15435–39107
- 11740–44136
- 11245–49155
- 15250–54151
- 16055–59145
- 15260–64123
- 10265–69108
- 10070–74100
- 11375–79107
- 12280+174
Men 2,148Women 2,092
Marital status
- Unmarried2,073 (49 %)
- Married1,511 (36 %)
- Divorced432 (10 %)
- Widowed215 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Gnosjö, 4,240 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,251 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
- Stockholm4 h 58 min
- Gothenburg1 h 55 min
- Malmö2 h 59 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
- Gärdessjön11 ha1.1 km
- Sjöarpasjön32 ha1.7 km
- Töllstorpasjön20 ha1.8 km
- Hagasjön12 ha2.4 km
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Nearest localities
- Lidås130 inhabitants3.4 km
- Götarp57 inhabitants4.1 km
- Åsenhöga168 inhabitants6.6 km
- Brännehylte61 inhabitants7.3 km
- Marieholm162 inhabitants7.5 km
- Anderstorp5,026 inhabitants7.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Gnosjö – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Gnosjö DiscgolfbanadiscgolfSports
- Gnosjö BibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Gnosjö FörsamlingshemchristianReligion
- Gnosjö MissionskyrkakyrkaReligion
- Gnosjö kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO GnosjöpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone8.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)13.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land166 in the locality10 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve6.6 km
- Natura 20006.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest9.4 km
- Water protection area6.8 km
- Habitat protection3.1 km
- National conservation interest3.6 km
- National heritage interest1.3 km
Services & safety
- School4 in the locality210 m
- Fire station2 in the locality490 m
- Police station12.3 km
- Civil defence shelter2 in the locality210 m
- Vulnerable area (police)47.2 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality890 m
- Swimming pool11.4 km
- Campsite1 in the locality1.6 km
- Hiking trail1.7 km
- Cycle trail2.6 km
- Floodlit track11.6 km
- Birding site13.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3 in the locality490 m
- Café1 in the locality690 m
- Petrol station2 in the locality370 m
- Library1 in the locality570 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality1.1 km
- Hotel1 in the locality1 km
- Care home25.1 km
- Recycling centre4.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road740 m
- Railway3.3 km
- Power line210 m
- Wind turbine5 km
- Mobile mast1.3 km
- Military area22.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5 in the locality620 m
- Mine31.9 km
- Quarry3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality1.5 km
- Church3 in the locality500 m
- Community hall1 in the locality170 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
- Population9,131
- Median income387,300 kr/yr
- Average age43.7 years