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Visby
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Urban area in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County

Visby

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1

Facts

MunicipalityGotland
CountyGotland County
Population26,305
Area1,687 ha
SCB code0980TC119

2

Place profile

69/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
6/100
Quiet surroundings
34/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
73/100
Family friendliness
78/100
Senior friendliness
71/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest230 m
  • Distance to water1.1 km
  • Distance to farmland910 m
  • Distance to shoreline900 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway12.1 km
  • Distance to industry440 m
  • Distance to power line1.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store520 m
  • Distance to school400 m
  • Distance to train station16.5 km

Median across 4,667 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 4650–4456
  • 6155–9604
  • 73410–14672
  • 80615–19756
  • 89120–24841
  • 83025–29665
  • 83830–34738
  • 78935–39843
  • 70040–44770
  • 67845–49766
  • 79450–54863
  • 79055–59870
  • 75660–64861
  • 68365–69806
  • 66470–74847
  • 66175–79849
  • 88480+1,407

Men 12,578Women 13,614

Marital status

  • Unmarried14,837 (57 %)
  • Married7,064 (27 %)
  • Divorced3,010 (11 %)
  • Widowed1,298 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 15 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Visby, 26,192 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 26,305 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 seatThis IS the municipal seat

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Lakes nearby

  • Landträskdammen18 ha16.2 km
  • Tingstäde träsk462 ha20.3 km
  • Paviken15 ha21.9 km
  • Rammträsk10 ha35.2 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

And 25 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

  • Wildfire area (since 2018)15.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land249 in the locality120 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.6 km
  • Natura 200021.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest950 m
  • Water protection areaThe locality lies within
  • Habitat protection5.3 km
  • National conservation interest1.5 km
  • National heritage interest660 m

Services & safety

  • School35 in the locality430 m
  • Fire station2.8 km
  • Police station1 in the locality600 m
  • Civil defence shelter281 in the locality80 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.7 km
  • Swimming pool13 in the locality340 m
  • Campsite2 in the locality2.6 km
  • Hiking trail3 km
  • Cycle trail1.8 km
  • Birding site43.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant67 in the locality390 m
  • Café22 in the locality740 m
  • Petrol station12 in the locality820 m
  • Library1 in the locality1.5 km
  • Sports hall11 in the locality680 m
  • Hotel23 in the locality330 m
  • Care home1 in the locality2.7 km
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality1.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road240 m
  • Power line970 m
  • Wind turbine10.6 km
  • Mobile mast2 in the locality1.8 km
  • Military area640 m

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)11 in the locality1.1 km
  • Quarry2.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark27 in the locality980 m
  • Church8 in the locality380 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality1.3 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 Visby.