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Alstermo
Photo: Ring, Herman A (1859-1927) · Public domain
Urban area in Uppvidinge Municipality, Kronoberg County

Alstermo

1

Facts

MunicipalityUppvidinge
CountyKronoberg County
Population845
Area186 ha
SCB code0760TB101

2

Place profile

42/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
42/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
47/100
Urbanity
47/100
Family friendliness
43/100
Senior friendliness
48/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water200 m
  • Distance to farmland340 m
  • Distance to shoreline200 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway28 km
  • Distance to industry300 m
  • Distance to power line6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store620 m
  • Distance to school610 m
  • Distance to train station28.5 km

Median across 431 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 480–447
  • 495–960
  • 5610–1462
  • 6515–1965
  • 5320–2442
  • 3825–2935
  • 5930–3457
  • 8535–3953
  • 7840–4464
  • 6445–4956
  • 7450–5482
  • 10855–5988
  • 11060–6496
  • 9465–6971
  • 9970–7479
  • 8375–7970
  • 11380+117

Men 1,276Women 1,144

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,138 (47 %)
  • Married905 (38 %)
  • Divorced217 (9 %)
  • Widowed141 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Alstermo, 2,420 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 845 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 40 min
  • Gothenburg4 h
  • Malmö3 h 44 min
  • Municipal seat36 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

  • Höljen15 ha1.8 km
  • Kånesjö40 ha4.5 km
  • Möcklasjö70 ha4.6 km
  • Älgasjön75 ha5.3 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 zone25.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land11 in the locality20 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.1 km
  • Natura 200014.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest37.8 km
  • Water protection area11.6 km
  • Habitat protection3.6 km
  • National conservation interest340 m
  • National heritage interest340 m

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality370 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality90 m
  • Police station28.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Swimming pool20.6 km
  • Campsite5.4 km
  • Hiking trail9.8 km
  • Cycle trail1.8 km
  • Ski trail31.9 km
  • Floodlit track18.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality340 m
  • Café5.4 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality660 m
  • Library27.1 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality440 m
  • Hotel1 in the locality360 m
  • Care home6 km
  • Recycling centre16.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road5.3 km
  • Railway30.1 km
  • Power line6.4 km
  • Wind turbine8.2 km
  • Mobile mast7.6 km
  • Military area11.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.5 km
  • Mine38.3 km
  • Quarry9.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark18.6 km
  • Church1 in the locality310 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality350 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

  • Population9,061
  • Median income373,500 kr/yr
  • Average age44.8 years
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The figures describe Uppvidinge Municipality as a whole, not Alstermo.