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Borgholm
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Urban area in Borgholm Municipality, Kalmar County

Borgholm

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Facts

MunicipalityBorgholm
CountyKalmar County
Population4,280
Area925 ha
SCB code0885TC102

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Place profile

59/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
15/100
Quiet surroundings
51/100
Rurality
36/100
Urbanity
64/100
Family friendliness
57/100
Senior friendliness
62/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest80 m
  • Distance to water600 m
  • Distance to farmland340 m
  • Distance to shoreline460 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway19.1 km
  • Distance to industry500 m
  • Distance to power line1.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store710 m
  • Distance to school1.1 km
  • Distance to train station24.4 km

Median across 3,109 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 600–462
  • 595–962
  • 8910–1470
  • 10315–19104
  • 9320–2470
  • 10125–2960
  • 9130–3493
  • 10035–3990
  • 9240–4485
  • 9245–4999
  • 11350–54146
  • 15955–59154
  • 14360–64162
  • 16465–69192
  • 19070–74207
  • 18275–79225
  • 25080+360

Men 2,081Women 2,241

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,827 (42 %)
  • Married1,556 (36 %)
  • Divorced568 (13 %)
  • Widowed368 (9 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Borgholm, 4,322 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,280 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

  • Gothenburg5 h 7 min
  • Malmö4 h 19 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

  • Långkärr10 ha13.6 km
  • Sörefjärd9 ha15.4 km
  • Lillefjärd10 ha19.3 km
  • Alverviken13 ha20 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

And 12 more associations →

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 zone30.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)12.8 km
  • Coastal erosion18.3 km
  • Potentially contaminated land42 in the locality850 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.3 km
  • Natura 20008.5 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.3 km
  • Water protection area880 m
  • Habitat protection1.6 km
  • National conservation interest40 m
  • National heritage interest590 m

Services & safety

  • School4 in the locality1.8 km
  • Fire station1 in the locality1.7 km
  • Police station1 in the locality2.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter8 in the locality1.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.3 km
  • Swimming pool2 in the locality1.2 km
  • Campsite12 in the locality970 m
  • Hiking trail9 km
  • Cycle trail860 m
  • Ski trail47.7 km
  • Floodlit track19.7 km
  • Birding site35.5 km
  • Geologically notable site38.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant29 in the locality1.7 km
  • Café4 in the locality640 m
  • Petrol station2 in the locality1.8 km
  • Library1 in the locality2.4 km
  • Sports hall2 in the locality2.5 km
  • Hotel8 in the locality1.5 km
  • Care home1 in the locality1.6 km
  • Recycling centre5.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road280 m
  • Railway19.8 km
  • Power line1.6 km
  • Wind turbine3.4 km
  • Mobile mast2.5 km
  • Military area4.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)21.5 km
  • Quarry8.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality1.4 km
  • Church3 in the locality1.4 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality2.4 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

  • Population10,666
  • Median income362,200 kr/yr
  • Average age52.8 years
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