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Sörby
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Small locality in Högsby Municipality, Kalmar County

Sörby

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386 m from the locality centre · L.G.foto · CC BY-SA 4.0
668 m from the locality centre · L.G.foto · CC BY-SA 4.0

1

Facts

MunicipalityHögsby
CountyKalmar County
Population99
Area55 ha
SCB code0821SB110

2

Place profile

14/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
27/100
Quiet surroundings
60/100
Rurality
35/100
Urbanity
19/100
Family friendliness
12/100
Senior friendliness
16/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water530 m
  • Distance to farmland50 m
  • Distance to shoreline530 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway280 m
  • Distance to industry4.6 km
  • Distance to power line2.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store320 m
  • Distance to school5.3 km
  • Distance to train station13.2 km

Median across 108 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 100–421
  • 285–926
  • 3310–1432
  • 3015–1932
  • 1420–2412
  • 2025–2912
  • 2630–3424
  • 2335–3931
  • 3740–4422
  • 2845–4936
  • 3550–5431
  • 4855–5946
  • 5160–6449
  • 5165–6960
  • 6170–7454
  • 4475–7929
  • 4280+44

Men 581Women 561

Marital status

  • Unmarried517 (45 %)
  • Married441 (38 %)
  • Divorced122 (11 %)
  • Widowed78 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Sörby, 1,142 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 99 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 9 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 28 min
  • Malmö4 h 26 min
  • Municipal seat21 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Bötagöl12 ha3.3 km
  • Barnebosjön173 ha5.3 km
  • Hultsnäsesjön300 ha5.7 km
  • Sinnergöl10 ha6.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone4.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality240 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.5 km
  • Natura 20006.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.3 km
  • Water protection area370 m
  • Habitat protection800 m
  • National conservation interest3.3 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School5.5 km
  • Fire station7.2 km
  • Police station16.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site7.5 km
  • Swimming pool12.3 km
  • Campsite7.4 km
  • Hiking trail4.8 km
  • Cycle trail11.5 km
  • Ski trail41.7 km
  • Floodlit track15 km
  • Geologically notable site41.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant7.6 km
  • Café7.6 km
  • Petrol station5.2 km
  • Library7.5 km
  • Sports hall2.4 km
  • Hotel8.6 km
  • Care home19.1 km
  • Recycling centre13.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road390 m
  • Railway1.1 km
  • Power line2.8 km
  • Wind turbine8.6 km
  • Mobile mast4.7 km
  • Military area4.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.9 km
  • Mine43.9 km
  • Quarry2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark18.7 km
  • Church1 in the locality290 m
  • Community hall15.8 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 Sörby.