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Small locality in Oskarshamn Municipality, Kalmar County

Björnhult

1

Facts

MunicipalityOskarshamn
CountyKalmar County
Population131
Area40 ha
SCB code0882SB114

2

Place profile

0/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
56/100
Quiet surroundings
75/100
Rurality
43/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water220 m
  • Distance to farmland70 m
  • Distance to shoreline220 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway7.4 km
  • Distance to industry8.6 km
  • Distance to power line2.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store10.5 km
  • Distance to school8.9 km
  • Distance to train station12.4 km

Median across 65 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 460–457
  • 905–965
  • 7510–1480
  • 6815–1971
  • 4520–2446
  • 3925–2936
  • 7930–3477
  • 6835–3957
  • 7340–4469
  • 7145–4974
  • 8450–5478
  • 9155–5973
  • 10060–64106
  • 10065–6968
  • 8070–7471
  • 7275–7967
  • 8680+64

Men 1,267Women 1,159

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,217 (50 %)
  • Married945 (39 %)
  • Divorced175 (7 %)
  • Widowed87 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björnhult, 2,426 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 131 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 45 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 20 min
  • Malmö4 h 36 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

  • Stor-Brå210 ha330 m
  • Kroksjön11 ha2.3 km
  • Hultsjön32 ha2.6 km
  • Eckern69 ha2.8 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone17 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality40 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.4 km
  • Natura 200016.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest13.1 km
  • Water protection area350 m
  • Habitat protection1.9 km
  • National conservation interest4.4 km
  • National heritage interest8.3 km

Services & safety

  • School8.4 km
  • Fire station10.5 km
  • Police station11.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site390 m
  • Swimming pool7.5 km
  • Campsite11.9 km
  • Hiking trail2.6 km
  • Cycle trail1.8 km
  • Floodlit track30.4 km
  • Geologically notable site31.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant11.1 km
  • Café11.4 km
  • Petrol station10 km
  • Library21.1 km
  • Sports hall6.9 km
  • Hotel11.1 km
  • Care home8.8 km
  • Recycling centre12.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road80 m
  • Railway7.3 km
  • Power line3.1 km
  • Wind turbine10.2 km
  • Mobile mast2 km
  • Military area22.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)800 m
  • Mine32.9 km
  • Quarry6.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark11.5 km
  • Church10.5 km
  • Community hall10.7 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

  • Population26,923
  • Median income410,500 kr/yr
  • Average age44.8 years
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The figures describe Oskarshamn Municipality as a whole, not Björnhult.