
Mönsterås
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
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.
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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
- Killingeholm54 inhabitants2.9 km
- Torp77 inhabitants3.5 km
- Oknö337 inhabitants4.1 km
- Hammarglo80 inhabitants5 km
- Tålebo102 inhabitants5.2 km
- Timmernabben1,423 inhabitants5.7 km
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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