Facts

MunicipalityGnosjö

CountyJönköping County

Population162

Area45 ha

SCB code0617SB104

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Place profile

9/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

49/100

Quiet surroundings

75/100

Rurality

40/100

Urbanity

11/100

Family friendliness

0/100

Senior friendliness

4/100

Nature

Distance to forest20 m
Distance to water210 m
Distance to farmland270 m
Distance to shoreline210 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway6.3 km
Distance to industry5.8 km
Distance to power line3.8 km

Services

Distance to grocery store7.3 km
Distance to school5.1 km
Distance to train station7.6 km

Median across 120 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

600–479
845–967
8210–1484
8515–1972
5620–2445
5425–2937
9130–3468
9135–3992
8340–4476
10245–4982
9750–5492
11455–5998
10960–6496
9165–6985
11470–7498
9275–7979
9980+77

Men 1,504Women 1,327

Marital status

Unmarried1,354 (48 %)
Married1,194 (42 %)
Divorced199 (7 %)
Widowed91 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Marieholm, 2,831 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 162 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 50 min
Gothenburg2 h 4 min
Malmö2 h 58 min
Municipal seat15 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

Mosjön71 ha620 m
Skärvsjö154 ha1.7 km
Kacklesjön8 ha2.3 km
Gärdessjön16 ha2.4 km

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Nearest localities

Åsenhöga168 inhabitants4.3 km
Lidås130 inhabitants6.1 km
Götarp57 inhabitants6.3 km
Hillerstorp1,660 inhabitants6.4 km
Gnosjö4,251 inhabitants6.4 km
Brännehylte61 inhabitants7 km

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Associations and activities

Marieholms kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone4.7 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)8.9 km
Potentially contaminated land8 in the locality130 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve1.5 km
Natura 20001.5 km
National outdoor-recreation interest6.5 km
Water protection area250 m
Habitat protection2.1 km
National conservation interest1.5 km
National heritage interest6.1 km

Services & safety

School4.8 km
Fire station7.4 km
Police station20.1 km
Civil defence shelter7.5 km
Vulnerable area (police)41.2 km

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site2.6 km
Swimming pool13.5 km
Campsite5.1 km
Hiking trail4 km
Cycle trail1.1 km
Floodlit track15.4 km
Birding site11.7 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant7.9 km
Café8 km
Petrol station6.9 km
Library8 km
Sports hall6.6 km
Hotel6.8 km
Care home24 km
Recycling centre9.7 km

Disturbance

Major road5.6 km
Railway7 km
Power line3.9 km
Wind turbine8 km
Mobile mast750 m
Military area14.9 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)720 m
Mine24.4 km
Quarry3.4 km

Culture

Museum or landmark6.4 km
Church2 in the locality200 m
Community hall7.8 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

Population9,131
Median income387,300 kr/yr
Average age43.7 years

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The figures describe Gnosjö Municipality as a whole, not Marieholm.