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Gislaved
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water440 m
- Distance to farmland740 m
- Distance to shoreline440 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway12.4 km
- Distance to industry310 m
- Distance to power line570 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store950 m
- Distance to school570 m
- Distance to train station13 km
Median across 2,511 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 2580–4233
- 2895–9278
- 33710–14312
- 37115–19315
- 29220–24252
- 29725–29229
- 30330–34281
- 32235–39304
- 29940–44251
- 30245–49282
- 30550–54354
- 35455–59325
- 33560–64332
- 26865–69255
- 22070–74264
- 20775–79205
- 24880+370
Men 5,007Women 4,842
Marital status
- Unmarried4,908 (50 %)
- Married3,509 (36 %)
- Divorced953 (10 %)
- Widowed495 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 6 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Gislaved, 9,849 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 10,029 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
- Stockholm5 h 4 min
- Gothenburg1 h 43 min
- Malmö3 h 4 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
- Rastadammarna19 ha2.3 km
- Moasjön8 ha3.8 km
- Morgensjön16 ha3.9 km
- Smörhultasjön37 ha4.1 km
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Associations and activities
- Equmenia – Gislaved Frikyrkoförsamlings UngdomscoutkårOutdoor life
- Gislaved- var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Gislaved-Anderstorp RidklubbridSports
- Gislaveds bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Gislaveds kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO GislavedpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zoneThe locality lies within
- Wildfire area (since 2018)1.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land104 in the locality10 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.7 km
- Natura 20002.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest14.2 km
- Water protection area3.6 km
- Habitat protection2.4 km
- National conservation interest310 m
- National heritage interest11.9 km
Services & safety
- School11 in the locality760 m
- Fire station2.9 km
- Police station1 in the locality1.1 km
- Civil defence shelter72 in the locality160 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site5.3 km
- Swimming pool16.3 km
- Campsite1 in the locality1.2 km
- Hiking trail1.6 km
- Cycle trail1.3 km
- Floodlit track1.6 km
- Birding site17.1 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4 in the locality380 m
- Café1.5 km
- Petrol station6 in the locality610 m
- Library1 in the locality990 m
- Sports hall4 in the locality790 m
- Hotel14 km
- Care home23.3 km
- Recycling centre13 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.6 km
- Railway13.3 km
- Power line300 m
- Wind turbine9.9 km
- Mobile mast1.5 km
- Military area34.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.7 km
- Mine45 km
- Quarry2.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality650 m
- Church4 in the locality750 m
- Community hall5.5 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
- Population28,936
- Median income387,400 kr/yr
- Average age43.2 years