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Gamleby
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water520 m
- Distance to farmland410 m
- Distance to shoreline420 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway360 m
- Distance to industry180 m
- Distance to power line1.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store710 m
- Distance to school590 m
- Distance to train station770 m
Median across 942 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 650–454
- 895–972
- 8510–1470
- 8415–1989
- 5320–2474
- 5825–2954
- 8730–3479
- 7835–3968
- 6040–4475
- 7145–4953
- 6850–5489
- 7755–5973
- 10360–6481
- 7865–6995
- 10270–7480
- 7975–7991
- 15280+196
Men 1,389Women 1,393
Marital status
- Unmarried1,411 (51 %)
- Married863 (31 %)
- Divorced302 (11 %)
- Widowed202 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Gamleby, 2,782 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,759 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 32 min
- Gothenburg4 h 20 min
- Malmö5 h 25 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
- Lillsjön13 ha4 km
- Färnen29 ha4.4 km
- Storsjön31 ha4.5 km
- Norra Hällsjön18 ha4.5 km
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Nearest localities
- Stångeland57 inhabitants3 km
- Björnsholm90 inhabitants6.1 km
- Almvik149 inhabitants7.9 km
- Överum1,096 inhabitants10.6 km
- Björkhaga107 inhabitants11.7 km
- Västervik21,615 inhabitants16.2 km
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Associations and activities
- Gamleby RidklubbsporthallSports
- Gamleby kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO GamlebypensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone26.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)3.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land44 in the locality120 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve7.3 km
- Natura 200017.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest4.1 km
- Water protection area5.8 km
- Habitat protection2.2 km
- National conservation interest4.5 km
- National heritage interest440 m
Services & safety
- School4 in the locality570 m
- Fire station16.6 km
- Police station18.8 km
- Civil defence shelter8 in the locality330 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.5 km
- Swimming pool13.3 km
- Campsite2 in the locality880 m
- Hiking trail840 m
- Cycle trail1.1 km
- Ski trail21.1 km
- Floodlit track32 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4 in the locality360 m
- Café2 in the locality470 m
- Petrol station2 in the locality240 m
- Library33.3 km
- Sports hall3 in the locality610 m
- Hotel2 in the locality570 m
- Care home1 in the locality870 m
- Recycling centre1 in the locality960 m
Disturbance
- Major road160 m
- Railway430 m
- Power line1.2 km
- Wind turbine6 km
- Mobile mast7.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.3 km
- Mine5.4 km
- Quarry3.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality1.1 km
- Church2 in the locality250 m
- Community hall2 in the locality260 m
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
The figures describe Västervik Municipality as a whole, not Gamleby.