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Hultsfred
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Urban area in Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County

Hultsfred

1

Facts

MunicipalityHultsfred
CountyKalmar County
Population5,614
Area569 ha
SCB code0860TC101

2

Place profile

55/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
41/100
Quiet surroundings
46/100
Rurality
51/100
Urbanity
80/100
Family friendliness
53/100
Senior friendliness
40/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water390 m
  • Distance to farmland770 m
  • Distance to shoreline420 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway370 m
  • Distance to industry220 m
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store420 m
  • Distance to school1.1 km
  • Distance to train station810 m

Median across 1,681 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1160–4128
  • 1645–9147
  • 18810–14169
  • 21415–19172
  • 17220–24116
  • 12525–29118
  • 16930–34150
  • 17635–39172
  • 15140–44146
  • 16745–49155
  • 15050–54153
  • 18255–59179
  • 15560–64161
  • 18665–69163
  • 14870–74143
  • 13275–79152
  • 18180+260

Men 2,776Women 2,684

Marital status

  • Unmarried2,886 (53 %)
  • Married1,752 (32 %)
  • Divorced538 (10 %)
  • Widowed286 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Hultsfred, 5,460 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 5,614 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 29 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 44 min
  • Malmö4 h 30 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

  • Hulingen627 ha800 m
  • Gnötteln170 ha2.7 km
  • Lilla Hammarsjö104 ha3.4 km
  • Målasjön16 ha5 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 zone710 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land90 in the locality100 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve590 m
  • Natura 20004.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.9 km
  • Water protection area670 m
  • Habitat protection3.8 km
  • National conservation interest3.5 km
  • National heritage interest5.7 km

Services & safety

  • School9 in the locality380 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality300 m
  • Police station1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter65 in the locality110 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.3 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality1.4 km
  • Campsite1.3 km
  • Hiking trail4.9 km
  • Cycle trail300 m
  • Floodlit track24.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 in the locality840 m
  • Café1.3 km
  • Petrol station5 in the locality370 m
  • Library19.2 km
  • Sports hall4 in the locality910 m
  • Hotel2 in the locality900 m
  • Care home1 in the locality680 m
  • Recycling centre19.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road320 m
  • Railway620 m
  • Power line880 m
  • Wind turbine13.5 km
  • Mobile mast3 in the locality280 m
  • Military area37.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.7 km
  • Mine25.1 km
  • Quarry5.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Church3 in the locality280 m
  • Community hall7.8 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

  • Population13,673
  • Median income362,900 kr/yr
  • Average age46.3 years
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