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Edsbruk
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Urban area in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County

Edsbruk

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Facts

MunicipalityVästervik
CountyKalmar County
Population281
Area68 ha
SCB code0883TB104

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Place profile

24/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
41/100
Quiet surroundings
66/100
Rurality
42/100
Urbanity
40/100
Family friendliness
20/100
Senior friendliness
33/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water160 m
  • Distance to farmland210 m
  • Distance to shoreline160 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway5.9 km
  • Distance to industry9.4 km
  • Distance to power line1.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store300 m
  • Distance to school9.3 km
  • Distance to train station9.4 km

Median across 163 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 190–420
  • 275–933
  • 3410–1440
  • 3215–1928
  • 1620–2416
  • 1625–298
  • 3330–3422
  • 3235–3925
  • 3540–4438
  • 2145–4929
  • 3350–5433
  • 3455–5933
  • 5360–6443
  • 5665–6959
  • 5270–7453
  • 5375–7947
  • 6980+80

Men 615Women 607

Marital status

  • Unmarried565 (46 %)
  • Married457 (37 %)
  • Divorced114 (9 %)
  • Widowed84 (7 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Edsbruk, 1,222 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 281 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 20 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 33 min
  • Malmö5 h 38 min
  • Municipal seat38 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

  • Storsjön952 ha260 m
  • Ommen204 ha1.7 km
  • Bällsjön20 ha1.9 km
  • Malmingen243 ha2.9 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone32.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land7 in the locality210 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.7 km
  • Natura 200012.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest11.9 km
  • Water protection area710 m
  • Habitat protection760 m
  • National conservation interestThe locality lies within
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality670 m
  • Fire station18 km
  • Police station29.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter9.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site310 m
  • Swimming pool11 km
  • Campsite2.8 km
  • Hiking trail9.3 km
  • Cycle trail1.3 km
  • Ski trail31.6 km
  • Floodlit track23 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.4 km
  • Café2.8 km
  • Petrol station4.3 km
  • Library22.2 km
  • Sports hall10 km
  • Hotel13.6 km
  • Care home15 km
  • Recycling centre11 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.8 km
  • Railway6.2 km
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine20.1 km
  • Mobile mast8.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.3 km
  • Mine8.8 km
  • Quarry6.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.6 km
  • Church1 in the locality590 m
  • Community hall13.7 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

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