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Västervik
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Urban area in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County

Västervik

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Facts

MunicipalityVästervik
CountyKalmar County
Population21,615
Area1,510 ha
SCB code0883TC112

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Place profile

77/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
22/100
Quiet surroundings
37/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
81/100
Family friendliness
76/100
Senior friendliness
83/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water690 m
  • Distance to farmland1 km
  • Distance to shoreline410 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway840 m
  • Distance to industry400 m
  • Distance to power line1.9 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store680 m
  • Distance to school490 m
  • Distance to train station1.5 km

Median across 5,487 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 5460–4462
  • 6405–9615
  • 68110–14658
  • 68215–19650
  • 55920–24497
  • 57625–29527
  • 75530–34714
  • 75935–39714
  • 65440–44641
  • 62245–49619
  • 75250–54758
  • 79855–59828
  • 81360–64781
  • 71365–69800
  • 72270–74862
  • 77975–79863
  • 99080+1,324

Men 12,041Women 12,313

Marital status

  • Unmarried12,352 (51 %)
  • Married8,033 (33 %)
  • Divorced2,543 (10 %)
  • Widowed1,416 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 15 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Västervik, 24,354 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 21,615 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 51 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 19 min
  • Malmö5 h 24 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

  • Kvännaren175 ha1.8 km
  • Maren32 ha4.1 km
  • Hästhagssjön48 ha4.3 km
  • Kilen11 ha4.7 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 zone43.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land180 in the locality60 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.3 km
  • Natura 20006.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.3 km
  • Water protection area6 km
  • Habitat protection3.6 km
  • National conservation interest1.9 km
  • National heritage interest350 m

Services & safety

  • School18 in the locality80 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality940 m
  • Police station1 in the locality1.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter215 in the locality50 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3 in the locality910 m
  • Swimming pool6 in the locality960 m
  • Campsite2 in the locality1.8 km
  • Hiking trail1.6 km
  • Cycle trail190 m
  • Ski trail1.6 km
  • Floodlit track30.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant17 in the locality500 m
  • Café2 in the locality480 m
  • Petrol station11 in the locality80 m
  • Library46.1 km
  • Sports hall3 in the locality1.6 km
  • Hotel6 in the locality650 m
  • Care home7 km
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality3.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road340 m
  • Railway1.1 km
  • Power line1.5 km
  • Wind turbine17.5 km
  • Mobile mast2 in the locality630 m

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 in the locality1.1 km
  • Mine12.9 km
  • Quarry5.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark6 in the locality560 m
  • Church4 in the locality270 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality2.2 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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