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Ankarsrum
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Urban area in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County

Ankarsrum

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1

Facts

MunicipalityVästervik
CountyKalmar County
Population1,207
Area168 ha
SCB code0883TB102

2

Place profile

27/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
51/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
47/100
Family friendliness
19/100
Senior friendliness
17/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water280 m
  • Distance to farmland1.1 km
  • Distance to shoreline280 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway390 m
  • Distance to industry620 m
  • Distance to power line2.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store660 m
  • Distance to school11.3 km
  • Distance to train station640 m

Median across 571 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 330–421
  • 435–930
  • 4010–1430
  • 3315–1934
  • 1820–2413
  • 2825–2917
  • 3330–3438
  • 4035–3943
  • 1840–4427
  • 2345–4931
  • 3650–5427
  • 4455–5927
  • 4560–6446
  • 5865–6952
  • 5570–7441
  • 4075–7947
  • 6480+74

Men 651Women 598

Marital status

  • Unmarried614 (49 %)
  • Married375 (30 %)
  • Divorced177 (14 %)
  • Widowed79 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ankarsrum, 1,249 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,207 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

  • Stockholm3 h 58 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 58 min
  • Malmö5 h 4 min
  • Municipal seat25 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

  • Långsjön286 ha450 m
  • Hällsjön72 ha510 m
  • Axsjön20 ha910 m
  • Kannsjön20 ha1.9 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 zone28.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land12 in the locality210 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve740 m
  • Natura 200018.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest13.1 km
  • Water protection area660 m
  • Habitat protection2.5 km
  • National conservation interest2.6 km
  • National heritage interest6.4 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality190 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality310 m
  • Police station17.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.1 km
  • Swimming pool11.8 km
  • Campsite2.5 km
  • Hiking trail100 m
  • Cycle trail10.1 km
  • Ski trail17.6 km
  • Floodlit track11.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality90 m
  • Café10.3 km
  • Petrol station11.7 km
  • Library27.8 km
  • Sports hall10.2 km
  • Hotel15.8 km
  • Care home12.1 km
  • Recycling centre1.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road100 m
  • Railway15.4 km
  • Power line2.8 km
  • Wind turbine6.4 km
  • Mobile mast2.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
  • Mine5.8 km
  • Quarry2.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality140 m
  • Church1 in the locality360 m
  • Community hall9.8 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

  • Population36,447
  • Median income380,900 kr/yr
  • Average age47.3 years
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The figures describe Västervik Municipality as a whole, not Ankarsrum.