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Kåratorp
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Small locality in Gislaved Municipality, Jönköping County

Kåratorp

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1

Facts

MunicipalityGislaved
CountyJönköping County
Population78
Area53 ha
SCB code0662SB112

2

Place profile

4/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
44/100
Quiet surroundings
74/100
Rurality
36/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
8/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water150 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline150 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway17.4 km
  • Distance to industry17.5 km
  • Distance to power line14.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store8.4 km
  • Distance to school18.4 km
  • Distance to train station19 km

Median across 77 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 220–420
  • 315–920
  • 2710–1423
  • 3115–1922
  • 1320–2419
  • 1625–2918
  • 3230–3430
  • 2735–3927
  • 3540–4422
  • 3045–4921
  • 3350–5431
  • 3455–5933
  • 4660–6441
  • 4765–6933
  • 3170–7431
  • 3075–7923
  • 3080+33

Men 515Women 447

Marital status

  • Unmarried472 (50 %)
  • Married373 (39 %)
  • Divorced59 (6 %)
  • Widowed41 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Kåratorp, 962 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 78 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 25 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 19 min
  • Malmö2 h 55 min
  • Municipal seat43 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

  • Bolmen17,384 ha1.3 km
  • Långsjön16 ha3.8 km
  • Bjärnasjön19 ha4 km
  • Mjösjön38 ha4.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone5.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land570 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.2 km
  • Natura 20005.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
  • Water protection area1.6 km
  • Habitat protection6 km
  • National conservation interest10.4 km
  • National heritage interest1.2 km

Services & safety

  • School9.5 km
  • Fire station12.4 km
  • Police station24.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter12.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site160 m
  • Swimming pool20.7 km
  • Campsite11.2 km
  • Hiking trail9 km
  • Cycle trail920 m
  • Floodlit track31.6 km
  • Birding site15.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant7.8 km
  • Café10.1 km
  • Petrol station7.8 km
  • Library12.5 km
  • Sports hall11.6 km
  • Hotel10.1 km
  • Care home21.8 km
  • Recycling centre18.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road17.1 km
  • Railway17.4 km
  • Power line11.2 km
  • Wind turbine18.6 km
  • Mobile mast16.4 km
  • Military area37.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 km
  • Mine40.4 km
  • Quarry9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark10.6 km
  • Church1.6 km
  • Community hall17.3 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

  • Population28,936
  • Median income387,400 kr/yr
  • Average age43.2 years
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The figures describe Gislaved Municipality as a whole, not Kåratorp.