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Ljungby
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Urban area in Ljungby Municipality, Kronoberg County

Ljungby

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Facts

MunicipalityLjungby
CountyKronoberg County
Population16,076
Area1,352 ha
SCB code0781TC106

2

Place profile

79/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
39/100
Quiet surroundings
41/100
Rurality
52/100
Urbanity
75/100
Family friendliness
84/100
Senior friendliness
88/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water390 m
  • Distance to farmland830 m
  • Distance to shoreline390 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway27.2 km
  • Distance to industry360 m
  • Distance to power line660 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store720 m
  • Distance to school550 m
  • Distance to train station9.5 km

Median across 3,932 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 4360–4387
  • 5005–9485
  • 54910–14503
  • 55715–19567
  • 51320–24472
  • 53925–29426
  • 63030–34564
  • 63635–39567
  • 53140–44517
  • 56245–49541
  • 58650–54573
  • 63455–59630
  • 58560–64549
  • 47965–69493
  • 43070–74436
  • 43575–79506
  • 68880+881

Men 9,290Women 9,097

Marital status

  • Unmarried9,565 (52 %)
  • Married6,148 (33 %)
  • Divorced1,726 (9 %)
  • Widowed938 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 9 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Ljungby, 18,387 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 16,076 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 14 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 39 min
  • Malmö2 h 11 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

  • Bräkentorpasjön98 ha5.5 km
  • Lillesjö7 ha6.5 km
  • Storesjö66 ha7 km
  • Södrasjön36 ha7.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

And 4 more associations →

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 zone2.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land134 in the locality70 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.6 km
  • Natura 20008.4 km
  • Extended shoreline protection40.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.1 km
  • Water protection area1.3 km
  • Habitat protection6.8 km
  • National conservation interest7 km
  • National heritage interest4.5 km

Services & safety

  • School25 in the locality200 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality2.1 km
  • Police station1 in the locality350 m
  • Civil defence shelter212 in the locality80 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.8 km
  • Swimming pool3 in the locality1.5 km
  • Campsite2 in the locality1.6 km
  • Hiking trail100 m
  • Cycle trail80 m
  • Floodlit track40.4 km
  • Birding site39.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant19 in the locality120 m
  • Café8 in the locality170 m
  • Petrol station13 in the locality440 m
  • Library1 in the locality720 m
  • Sports hall11 in the locality490 m
  • Hotel4 in the locality170 m
  • Care home5 in the locality460 m
  • Recycling centre3.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road210 m
  • Railway27.8 km
  • Power line1.4 km
  • Wind turbine1 in the locality1.8 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality710 m
  • Military area39.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6 in the locality770 m
  • Mine19.5 km
  • Quarry3.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark27 in the locality130 m
  • Church12 in the locality190 m
  • Community hall4 in the locality160 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

  • Population28,280
  • Median income388,900 kr/yr
  • Average age44.8 years
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