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Björnsholm
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Small locality in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County

Björnsholm

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1

Facts

MunicipalityVästervik
CountyKalmar County
Population90
Area30 ha
SCB code0883SB118

2

Place profile

10/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
25/100
Quiet surroundings
66/100
Rurality
31/100
Urbanity
23/100
Family friendliness
9/100
Senior friendliness
6/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest70 m
  • Distance to water300 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline300 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway3.9 km
  • Distance to industry5.7 km
  • Distance to power line1.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6.2 km
  • Distance to school2.4 km
  • Distance to train station6.3 km

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

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Age distribution

  • 300–418
  • 285–931
  • 2310–1432
  • 2915–1927
  • 2420–2414
  • 2025–2913
  • 3230–3440
  • 2335–3925
  • 3040–4432
  • 4045–4931
  • 3350–5443
  • 5355–5964
  • 7760–6462
  • 6365–6956
  • 6170–7446
  • 4275–7949
  • 5280+44

Men 660Women 627

Marital status

  • Unmarried600 (47 %)
  • Married462 (36 %)
  • Divorced157 (12 %)
  • Widowed61 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björnsholm, 1,287 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 90 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 23 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 24 min
  • Malmö5 h 30 min
  • Municipal seat30 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

  • Storsjön31 ha2.3 km
  • Lillsjön13 ha3.3 km
  • Ryven142 ha3.6 km
  • Ommen204 ha3.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone28.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality60 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.8 km
  • Natura 200016.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.1 km
  • Water protection area5.5 km
  • Habitat protection3.4 km
  • National conservation interest4.3 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School4.7 km
  • Fire station15.4 km
  • Police station22.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.3 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.5 km
  • Swimming pool13.9 km
  • Campsite5.7 km
  • Hiking trail5.1 km
  • Cycle trail100 m
  • Ski trail25.3 km
  • Floodlit track30.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.1 km
  • Café2 km
  • Petrol station4.1 km
  • Library29.8 km
  • Sports hall4.5 km
  • Hotel5.9 km
  • Care home7.3 km
  • Recycling centre7.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road190 m
  • Railway4 km
  • Power line1.6 km
  • Wind turbine12.5 km
  • Mobile mast5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.7 km
  • Mine5.1 km
  • Quarry9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.4 km
  • Church2.1 km
  • Community hall6 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 Björnsholm.