MapAndMoveOpen data, collected
Eskelhem
Photo: Bene Riobó · CC BY-SA 4.0 · licence
Small locality in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County

Eskelhem

Show on the map About Gotland Municipality

1

Facts

MunicipalityGotland
CountyGotland County
Population134
Area60 ha
SCB code0980SB154

2

Place profile

6/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
23/100
Quiet surroundings
67/100
Rurality
29/100
Urbanity
8/100
Family friendliness
5/100
Senior friendliness
5/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water350 m
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline350 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway15.2 km
  • Distance to industry10.8 km
  • Distance to power line2.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.5 km
  • Distance to school12 km
  • Distance to train station15.2 km

Median across 78 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 390–436
  • 515–951
  • 5110–1435
  • 3415–1930
  • 2820–2418
  • 2425–2915
  • 3230–3446
  • 4135–3949
  • 5340–4456
  • 4445–4934
  • 5650–5452
  • 6755–5966
  • 6860–6474
  • 8465–6972
  • 7170–7467
  • 7475–7956
  • 6980+61

Men 886Women 818

Marital status

  • Unmarried781 (46 %)
  • Married683 (40 %)
  • Divorced160 (9 %)
  • Widowed76 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Eskelhem, 1,704 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 134 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 seat23 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

  • Paviken15 ha5.2 km
  • Fridträsk7 ha22.3 km
  • Rammträsk10 ha22.4 km
  • Landträskdammen18 ha33.1 km

6

Nearest localities

7

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Wildfire area (since 2018)21.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality160 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.6 km
  • Natura 20004.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.2 km
  • Water protection area950 m
  • Habitat protection1.6 km
  • National conservation interest1.7 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality520 m
  • Fire station11.3 km
  • Police station17.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter11.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.8 km
  • Swimming pool4.6 km
  • Campsite4.3 km
  • Hiking trail12.7 km
  • Cycle trail3.7 km
  • Birding site27 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.7 km
  • Café3.8 km
  • Petrol station11 km
  • Library11.5 km
  • Sports hall13 km
  • Hotel4.6 km
  • Care home14.7 km
  • Recycling centre12.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.4 km
  • Power line2.2 km
  • Wind turbine11.5 km
  • Mobile mast9.9 km
  • Military area4.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7.3 km
  • Quarry13.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.1 km
  • Church1 in the locality190 m
  • Community hall4.8 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.

9

Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population60,971
  • Median income373,600 kr/yr
  • Average age45.9 years
What is it like to live in Gotland? →

The figures describe Gotland Municipality as a whole, not Eskelhem.