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Burgsvik
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Urban area in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County

Burgsvik

1

Facts

MunicipalityGotland
CountyGotland County
Population322
Area128 ha
SCB code0980TB101

2

Place profile

13/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
6/100
Quiet surroundings
74/100
Rurality
19/100
Urbanity
33/100
Family friendliness
11/100
Senior friendliness
11/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water1.4 km
  • Distance to farmland140 m
  • Distance to shoreline490 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway54.2 km
  • Distance to industry23.2 km
  • Distance to power line23.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store390 m
  • Distance to school15 km
  • Distance to train station54.2 km

Median across 351 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 60–411
  • 125–916
  • 1310–1414
  • 1115–196
  • 1520–247
  • 1325–2910
  • 1630–348
  • 2335–3915
  • 1440–446
  • 945–4918
  • 1550–5421
  • 1855–5934
  • 4660–6443
  • 5165–6948
  • 4770–7443
  • 5475–7945
  • 6880+61

Men 431Women 406

Marital status

  • Unmarried359 (42 %)
  • Married321 (38 %)
  • Divorced103 (12 %)
  • Widowed65 (8 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Burgsvik, 837 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 322 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Municipal seat1 h 21 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Mjölhatteträsk67 ha2.3 km
  • Fridträsk7 ha32 km
  • Rammträsk10 ha32.8 km
  • Paviken15 ha47.3 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

  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land13 in the locality110 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4 km
  • Natura 20003.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.1 km
  • Water protection area20.7 km
  • Habitat protection3 km
  • National conservation interest930 m
  • National heritage interest1.2 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality330 m
  • Fire station39.9 km
  • Police station23.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter14.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.2 km
  • Swimming pool4 in the locality330 m
  • Campsite1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Hiking trail46.9 km
  • Cycle trail5.8 km
  • Birding site14.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality150 m
  • Café4.8 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality110 m
  • Library23.9 km
  • Sports hall42.8 km
  • Hotel17.2 km
  • Recycling centre3.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road60 m
  • Power line23.3 km
  • Wind turbine4.7 km
  • Mobile mast5.7 km
  • Military area44.9 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6.5 km
  • Quarry12.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.7 km
  • Church1.5 km
  • Community hall8.3 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

  • Population60,971
  • Median income373,600 kr/yr
  • Average age45.9 years
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The figures describe Gotland Municipality as a whole, not Burgsvik.