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Vråka
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Small locality in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County

Vråka

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1

Facts

MunicipalityVästervik
CountyKalmar County
Population56
Area43 ha
SCB code0883SB116

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Place profile

5/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
33/100
Quiet surroundings
70/100
Rurality
32/100
Urbanity
19/100
Family friendliness
10/100
Senior friendliness
9/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water400 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline400 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway12.2 km
  • Distance to industry13.8 km
  • Distance to power line4.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store6.6 km
  • Distance to school10.7 km
  • Distance to train station15.4 km

Median across 55 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 Vråka, 1,222 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 56 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 37 min
  • Malmö5 h 42 min
  • Municipal seat42 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

  • Tokgöl20 ha3 km
  • Svartgölen8 ha3 km
  • Bällsjön20 ha4.9 km
  • Storsjön952 ha6 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone38.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality150 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.7 km
  • Natura 20006.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6 km
  • Water protection area4.7 km
  • Habitat protection4.9 km
  • National conservation interest2.8 km
  • National heritage interest4 km

Services & safety

  • School6.1 km
  • Fire station13.6 km
  • Police station27.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter10.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5 km
  • Swimming pool4.5 km
  • Campsite5.2 km
  • Hiking trail5.8 km
  • Cycle trail270 m
  • Ski trail29.7 km
  • Floodlit track22.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.5 km
  • Café1 in the locality250 m
  • Petrol station6.7 km
  • Library21.7 km
  • Sports hall4.6 km
  • Hotel13.4 km
  • Care home17.1 km
  • Recycling centre10 km

Disturbance

  • Major road4.3 km
  • Railway12.6 km
  • Power line4.6 km
  • Wind turbine22.4 km
  • Mobile mast10.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.1 km
  • Mine13.4 km
  • Quarry1.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality230 m
  • Church620 m
  • Community hall16.1 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 Vråka.