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Berga
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Urban area in Högsby Municipality, Kalmar County

Berga

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Facts

MunicipalityHögsby
CountyKalmar County
Population655
Area144 ha
SCB code0821TB101

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Place profile

22/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
42/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
47/100
Urbanity
53/100
Family friendliness
13/100
Senior friendliness
20/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water580 m
  • Distance to farmland400 m
  • Distance to shoreline580 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway270 m
  • Distance to industry460 m
  • Distance to power line4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store580 m
  • Distance to school5.2 km
  • Distance to train station570 m

Median across 426 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 210–419
  • 155–921
  • 2910–1428
  • 3215–1936
  • 2220–2422
  • 1325–2915
  • 2130–3426
  • 2935–3927
  • 2240–4425
  • 2845–4929
  • 3550–5441
  • 3855–5934
  • 5260–6438
  • 4665–6945
  • 5070–7444
  • 3075–7939
  • 4480+39

Men 527Women 528

Marital status

  • Unmarried495 (47 %)
  • Married386 (37 %)
  • Divorced115 (11 %)
  • Widowed58 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Berga, 1,055 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 655 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

  • Stockholm4 h 59 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 5 min
  • Malmö4 h 13 min
  • Municipal seat8 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

  • Kalvenäsesjön22 ha330 m
  • Älgsjön41 ha1.7 km
  • Gösjön69 ha2.1 km
  • Lillesjön29 ha3.7 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 zone4.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land16 in the locality110 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5.2 km
  • Natura 20006.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest13 km
  • Water protection area4.8 km
  • Habitat protection6.8 km
  • National conservation interest2.8 km
  • National heritage interest2.5 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality410 m
  • Fire station16.8 km
  • Police station25.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.3 km
  • Swimming pool16.9 km
  • Campsite2.2 km
  • Hiking trail2.9 km
  • Cycle trail15.1 km
  • Floodlit track23 km
  • Geologically notable site45.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6.3 km
  • Café1 in the locality1 km
  • Petrol station4.8 km
  • Library5.7 km
  • Sports hall5.1 km
  • Hotel12.1 km
  • Care home22.6 km
  • Recycling centre5.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road860 m
  • Railway90 m
  • Power line4 km
  • Wind turbine5.5 km
  • Mobile mast4.3 km
  • Military area5.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.8 km
  • Mine28.9 km
  • Quarry3.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark23.6 km
  • Church5.1 km
  • Community hall23.4 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

  • Population5,321
  • Median income335,700 kr/yr
  • Average age47.8 years
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The figures describe Högsby Municipality as a whole, not Berga.