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Rockneby
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Urban area in Kalmar Municipality, Kalmar County

Rockneby

1

Facts

MunicipalityKalmar
CountyKalmar County
Population974
Area180 ha
SCB code0880TB111

2

Place profile

28/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
17/100
Quiet surroundings
49/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
49/100
Family friendliness
40/100
Senior friendliness
19/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water580 m
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline580 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway380 m
  • Distance to industry1.3 km
  • Distance to power line2.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store460 m
  • Distance to school590 m
  • Distance to train station15.7 km

Median across 392 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1520–4144
  • 1815–9181
  • 16510–14170
  • 15815–19134
  • 7220–2454
  • 5525–2965
  • 13930–34148
  • 17635–39186
  • 16840–44150
  • 15945–49147
  • 15650–54140
  • 16455–59158
  • 17060–64154
  • 13065–69137
  • 12570–74121
  • 13975–79119
  • 11780+130

Men 2,426Women 2,338

Marital status

  • Unmarried2,503 (53 %)
  • Married1,735 (37 %)
  • Divorced333 (7 %)
  • Widowed173 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Rockneby, 4,764 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 974 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

  • Stockholm5 h 17 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 42 min
  • Malmö3 h 54 min
  • Municipal seat16 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Dammen9 ha13.9 km
  • Sörefjärd9 ha15.2 km
  • Norregöl8 ha20 km
  • Grygöl15 ha22.1 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 zone34.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.6 km
  • Coastal erosion25.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land14 in the locality190 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.5 km
  • Natura 200019.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest12.5 km
  • Water protection area13.4 km
  • Habitat protection2.7 km
  • National conservation interest1.6 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School4 in the locality170 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality340 m
  • Police station14.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality290 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.1 km
  • Swimming pool3.8 km
  • Campsite5 km
  • Hiking trail2.7 km
  • Cycle trail150 m
  • Ski trail25.1 km
  • Floodlit track19.4 km
  • Birding site22.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality160 m
  • Café1 in the locality910 m
  • Petrol station1 in the locality770 m
  • Library8.2 km
  • Sports hall2 in the locality210 m
  • Hotel12.2 km
  • Care home10.6 km
  • Recycling centre4.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.2 km
  • Railway600 m
  • Power line2.4 km
  • Wind turbine1.8 km
  • Mobile mast3.9 km
  • Military area26.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6.1 km
  • Quarry2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality930 m
  • Church2 in the locality90 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality460 m

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

  • Population72,704
  • Median income384,600 kr/yr
  • Average age41.6 years
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The figures describe Kalmar Municipality as a whole, not Rockneby.