Björnhult
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 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.
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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.
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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.
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Lakes nearby
- Stor-Brå210 ha330 m
- Kroksjön11 ha2.3 km
- Hultsjön32 ha2.6 km
- Eckern69 ha2.8 km
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Nearest localities
- Östantorp55 inhabitants6.8 km
- Oskarshamn18,817 inhabitants8.2 km
- Kristdala926 inhabitants9.6 km
- Kilen54 inhabitants10.5 km
- Bockara334 inhabitants12.7 km
- Sjockebäck53 inhabitants13.3 km
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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
The figures describe Oskarshamn Municipality as a whole, not Björnhult.