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Markaryd
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water230 m
- Distance to farmland920 m
- Distance to shoreline230 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway270 m
- Distance to industry250 m
- Distance to power line500 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store700 m
- Distance to school780 m
- Distance to train station1.1 km
Median across 1,812 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1830–4131
- 1895–9176
- 20010–14185
- 20715–19196
- 17420–24122
- 20325–29148
- 22130–34201
- 23835–39217
- 20540–44184
- 20245–49172
- 21350–54184
- 25955–59237
- 24160–64214
- 20565–69191
- 20270–74224
- 22275–79201
- 26380+338
Men 3,627Women 3,321
Marital status
- Unmarried3,488 (50 %)
- Married2,481 (36 %)
- Divorced650 (9 %)
- Widowed354 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Markaryd, 6,948 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 5,085 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 42 min
- Gothenburg2 h 34 min
- Malmö1 h 42 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
- Getesjön68 ha290 m
- Lokasjön100 ha780 m
- Klocksjön7 ha1.9 km
- Hannabadsjön103 ha2.8 km
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Nearest localities
- Hannabad58 inhabitants4.2 km
- Råstorp74 inhabitants4.9 km
- Emmaljunga286 inhabitants6.3 km
- Strömsnäsbruk2,216 inhabitants10.3 km
- Vittsjö1,792 inhabitants11.8 km
- Traryd659 inhabitants14.7 km
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Associations and activities
- Markaryd – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Markaryds Scoutkår (Salt)scoutkårOutdoor life
- Markaryds BiografbiografCulture
- Markaryds kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO MarkarydpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone1.4 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)1.8 km
- Coastal erosion40.4 km
- Potentially contaminated land73 in the locality280 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.2 km
- Natura 200018 km
- Extended shoreline protection7.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest11.4 km
- Water protection area10 m
- Habitat protection4 km
- National conservation interest2.2 km
- National heritage interest10 km
Services & safety
- School5 in the locality90 m
- Fire station7.8 km
- Police station1 in the locality470 m
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality680 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site400 m
- Swimming pool1 in the locality890 m
- Campsite1 in the locality530 m
- Hiking trail630 m
- Cycle trail18.5 km
- Floodlit track42.8 km
- Geologically notable site47.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4 in the locality380 m
- Café2 km
- Petrol station4 in the locality650 m
- Library1 in the locality410 m
- Sports hall7.6 km
- Hotel2 in the locality370 m
- Care home14.2 km
- Recycling centre29.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.3 km
- Railway480 m
- Power line550 m
- Wind turbine6.4 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality1.4 km
- Military area7.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4 in the locality1.1 km
- Quarry6.8 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark10.3 km
- Church2 in the locality2.1 km
- Community hall2 in the locality410 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
- Population9,938
- Median income372,100 kr/yr
- Average age44.8 years