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Väskinde
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Urban area in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County

Väskinde

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1

Facts

MunicipalityGotland
CountyGotland County
Population361
Area61 ha
SCB code0980TB120

2

Place profile

22/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
17/100
Quiet surroundings
65/100
Rurality
30/100
Urbanity
9/100
Family friendliness
37/100
Senior friendliness
16/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water1 km
  • Distance to farmland60 m
  • Distance to shoreline1 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway13.8 km
  • Distance to industry6.5 km
  • Distance to power line5.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.9 km
  • Distance to school400 m
  • Distance to train station17.6 km

Median across 111 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 720–458
  • 725–989
  • 8210–1482
  • 9215–1984
  • 4620–2443
  • 4125–2931
  • 6230–3464
  • 7535–39103
  • 8440–4476
  • 9845–4965
  • 7750–5484
  • 8655–5978
  • 6460–6479
  • 7665–6978
  • 7070–7464
  • 6175–7963
  • 6880+56

Men 1,226Women 1,197

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,328 (55 %)
  • Married860 (35 %)
  • Divorced160 (7 %)
  • Widowed76 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Väskinde, 2,423 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 361 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

  • Municipal seat14 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

  • Landträskdammen18 ha7.8 km
  • Tingstäde träsk462 ha12 km
  • Storsund33 ha25.2 km
  • Paviken15 ha30.5 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)8.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.3 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.6 km
  • Natura 200025 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest7.3 km
  • Water protection area2.4 km
  • Habitat protection2.1 km
  • National conservation interest3.2 km
  • National heritage interest140 m

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality450 m
  • Fire station5.6 km
  • Police station8.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.1 km
  • Swimming pool5.3 km
  • Campsite5.2 km
  • Hiking trail12 km
  • Cycle trail4.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.2 km
  • Café5.6 km
  • Petrol station5.8 km
  • Library9.4 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality700 m
  • Hotel7.8 km
  • Care home10.8 km
  • Recycling centre9.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3 km
  • Power line5.4 km
  • Wind turbine2 km
  • Mobile mast5.6 km
  • Military area5.8 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.1 km
  • Quarry3.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.9 km
  • Church1 in the locality340 m
  • Community hall1.4 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

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