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Mönsterås
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Urban area in Mönsterås Municipality, Kalmar County

Mönsterås

1

Facts

MunicipalityMönsterås
CountyKalmar County
Population5,127
Area534 ha
SCB code0861TC104

2

Place profile

54/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
21/100
Quiet surroundings
45/100
Rurality
41/100
Urbanity
42/100
Family friendliness
53/100
Senior friendliness
32/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water460 m
  • Distance to farmland250 m
  • Distance to shoreline360 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway510 m
  • Distance to industry240 m
  • Distance to power line1.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store510 m
  • Distance to school600 m
  • Distance to train station9.4 km

Median across 1,647 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1170–497
  • 1335–9153
  • 14610–14150
  • 16815–19144
  • 13120–2496
  • 16225–29126
  • 15830–34136
  • 15635–39170
  • 15940–44137
  • 16045–49147
  • 16650–54155
  • 17455–59175
  • 19360–64153
  • 15465–69194
  • 18070–74187
  • 16975–79197
  • 22080+338

Men 2,746Women 2,755

Marital status

  • Unmarried2,768 (50 %)
  • Married1,769 (32 %)
  • Divorced620 (11 %)
  • Widowed363 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Mönsterås, 5,501 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 5,127 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm4 h 56 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 44 min
  • Malmö4 h 14 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

  • Lillefjärd10 ha5 km
  • Sörefjärd9 ha11.7 km
  • Kärrhultesjön25 ha13.6 km
  • Grönskogssjön56 ha14.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Mönsterås ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
  • Mönsterås GolfklubbgolfSports
  • Mönsterås bibliotekbibliotekCulture
  • Mönsterås kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • PRO MönsteråspensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone9.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.9 km
  • Coastal erosion40 km
  • Potentially contaminated land85 in the locality200 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve5 km
  • Natura 20009.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest10.1 km
  • Water protection area8.6 km
  • Habitat protection7.5 km
  • National conservation interest910 m
  • National heritage interest330 m

Services & safety

  • School5 in the locality90 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality510 m
  • Police station1 in the locality600 m
  • Civil defence shelter8 in the locality1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.2 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality990 m
  • Campsite4.4 km
  • Hiking trail1.4 km
  • Cycle trail250 m
  • Ski trail45.4 km
  • Floodlit track1 km
  • Birding site48.5 km
  • Geologically notable site31.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality680 m
  • Café3.8 km
  • Petrol station4 in the locality610 m
  • Library1 in the locality440 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality1 km
  • Hotel2 in the locality1.5 km
  • Care home9.9 km
  • Recycling centre3.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.2 km
  • Railway100 m
  • Power line1.1 km
  • Wind turbine6.8 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Military area19.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1 km
  • Quarry6.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5 km
  • Church2 in the locality800 m
  • Community hall20.7 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

  • Population13,069
  • Median income388,900 kr/yr
  • Average age46.1 years
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