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Urshult
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water270 m
- Distance to farmland350 m
- Distance to shoreline270 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway32.3 km
- Distance to industry390 m
- Distance to power line620 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store820 m
- Distance to school1 km
- Distance to train station34.6 km
Median across 438 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 210–428
- 565–943
- 4010–1442
- 6615–1952
- 4220–2421
- 4625–2924
- 4230–3428
- 5335–3949
- 5840–4449
- 6945–4955
- 6450–5456
- 6755–5967
- 8260–6469
- 5765–6960
- 8070–7457
- 5875–7949
- 7480+82
Men 975Women 831
Marital status
- Unmarried912 (51 %)
- Married611 (34 %)
- Divorced170 (9 %)
- Widowed98 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Urshult, 1,806 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 924 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
- Gothenburg3 h 40 min
- Malmö2 h 33 min
- Municipal seat12 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
- Åsnen5,085 ha150 m
- Frösjön32 ha2.3 km
- Trehörnasjön12 ha2.4 km
- Hagsjön33 ha3.1 km
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Nearest localities
- Tingsryd3,164 inhabitants8.2 km
- Ryd1,318 inhabitants9.3 km
- Väckelsång946 inhabitants12.8 km
- Hensmåla69 inhabitants14.8 km
- Fridafors167 inhabitants16 km
- Svensgården59 inhabitants18.5 km
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Associations and activities
- UrshultbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Urshults 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 zone1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)6.9 km
- Coastal erosion42.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land12 in the locality560 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.5 km
- Natura 20006.9 km
- Extended shoreline protection34.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest720 m
- Water protection area8 km
- Habitat protection1.7 km
- National conservation interest670 m
- National heritage interest3.1 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality270 m
- Fire station12 km
- Police station10.6 km
- Civil defence shelter2 in the locality260 m
- Vulnerable area (police)39.3 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.2 km
- Swimming pool13.8 km
- Campsite1.3 km
- Hiking trail110 m
- Cycle trail50 m
- Floodlit track21.5 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3 in the locality290 m
- Café1 in the locality810 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality880 m
- Library1 in the locality330 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality760 m
- Hotel1 in the locality320 m
- Care home13.5 km
- Recycling centre9.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road150 m
- Railway28.4 km
- Power line1.1 km
- Wind turbine11.6 km
- Mobile mast12 km
- Military area40 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5 in the locality180 m
- Mine43.1 km
- Quarry3.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.7 km
- Church1 in the locality570 m
- Community hall14 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
- Population11,966
- Median income369,100 kr/yr
- Average age47.4 years
The figures describe Tingsryd Municipality as a whole, not Urshult.