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Bergkvara
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest140 m
- Distance to water720 m
- Distance to farmland60 m
- Distance to shoreline430 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway47.7 km
- Distance to industry1.3 km
- Distance to power line1.6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store560 m
- Distance to school770 m
- Distance to train station64.2 km
Median across 693 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 410–436
- 635–959
- 4810–1442
- 6515–1956
- 5220–2426
- 4125–2934
- 4030–3448
- 5235–3958
- 7140–4455
- 6445–4954
- 7450–5460
- 8755–5993
- 7760–6481
- 9665–6981
- 8570–7484
- 9675–7993
- 8080+81
Men 1,132Women 1,041
Marital status
- Unmarried1,028 (47 %)
- Married797 (36 %)
- Divorced266 (12 %)
- Widowed100 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Bergkvara, 2,173 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,129 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
- Stockholm6 h
- Gothenburg4 h 45 min
- Malmö3 h 9 min
- Municipal seat7 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
- Hallasjön8 ha15.5 km
- Iglasjön8 ha15.5 km
- Ulvasjön41 ha16.6 km
- Lomsjön9 ha16.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Bergkvara ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
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 zone23.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)13.9 km
- Coastal erosion26.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land27 in the locality360 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve6 km
- Natura 20009.8 km
- Extended shoreline protection7.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest25.7 km
- Water protection area140 m
- Habitat protection3.3 km
- National conservation interest500 m
- National heritage interest990 m
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality150 m
- Fire station4.7 km
- Police station5.4 km
- Civil defence shelter5.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 km
- Swimming pool880 m
- Campsite1 in the locality790 m
- Hiking trail720 m
- Cycle trail250 m
- Ski trail37.1 km
- Birding site29.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality680 m
- Café900 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality910 m
- Library5.2 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality720 m
- Hotel1 in the locality600 m
- Care home5.5 km
- Recycling centre4.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road620 m
- Railway30.5 km
- Power line1.6 km
- Wind turbine2.2 km
- Mobile mast11.8 km
- Military area22.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.9 km
- Quarry22.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3.9 km
- Church5.7 km
- Community hall12.3 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
- Population6,984
- Median income364,200 kr/yr
- Average age47.7 years
The figures describe Torsås Municipality as a whole, not Bergkvara.