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Järnforsen
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Urban area in Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County

Järnforsen

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Facts

MunicipalityHultsfred
CountyKalmar County
Population423
Area141 ha
SCB code0860TB102

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Place profile

35/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
44/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
60/100
Family friendliness
47/100
Senior friendliness
26/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water170 m
  • Distance to farmland200 m
  • Distance to shoreline170 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway5.4 km
  • Distance to industry400 m
  • Distance to power line6.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store500 m
  • Distance to school810 m
  • Distance to train station7.4 km

Median across 374 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 190–419
  • 285–919
  • 3010–1432
  • 3415–1920
  • 2720–2415
  • 1925–2919
  • 3830–3428
  • 3235–3931
  • 3140–4423
  • 3345–4928
  • 3750–5434
  • 5455–5952
  • 5960–6445
  • 5665–6949
  • 5370–7439
  • 5675–7941
  • 5480+47

Men 660Women 541

Marital status

  • Unmarried570 (48 %)
  • Married459 (38 %)
  • Divorced107 (9 %)
  • Widowed58 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Järnforsen, 1,201 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 423 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 49 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 32 min
  • Malmö4 h 6 min
  • Municipal seat26 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

  • Järnsjön26 ha1.2 km
  • Vensjön106 ha2.7 km
  • Försjön57 ha3.1 km
  • Stora Hjortsjön7 ha3.9 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone510 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land21 in the locality140 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve880 m
  • Natura 20008.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.8 km
  • Water protection area5.9 km
  • Habitat protection1.5 km
  • National conservation interest430 m
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality150 m
  • Fire station9.4 km
  • Police station15.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality250 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality320 m
  • Swimming pool17.5 km
  • Campsite8 km
  • Hiking trail11.4 km
  • Cycle trail710 m
  • Floodlit track25.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality320 m
  • Café2 in the locality390 m
  • Petrol station7.2 km
  • Library23.1 km
  • Sports hall8.3 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality420 m
  • Care home10.4 km
  • Recycling centre27.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road460 m
  • Railway7.5 km
  • Power line6.4 km
  • Wind turbine4.3 km
  • Mobile mast8.5 km
  • Military area35.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 km
  • Mine10.6 km
  • Quarry6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.3 km
  • Church1 in the locality230 m
  • Community hall13.3 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

  • Population13,673
  • Median income362,900 kr/yr
  • Average age46.3 years
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The figures describe Hultsfred Municipality as a whole, not Järnforsen.