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Small locality in Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County

Mältan

1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlskrona
CountyBlekinge County
Population84
Area20 ha
SCB code1080SB149

2

Place profile

61/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
28/100
Quiet surroundings
41/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
39/100
Family friendliness
58/100
Senior friendliness
61/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water690 m
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline690 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway60 m
  • Distance to industry1.1 km
  • Distance to power line1.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.8 km
  • Distance to school2.4 km
  • Distance to train station5.9 km

Median across 43 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 760–487
  • 1035–983
  • 11310–1491
  • 12715–19104
  • 7320–2450
  • 5625–2950
  • 8430–3481
  • 10935–39128
  • 9140–44100
  • 9945–4989
  • 14450–54126
  • 10955–5993
  • 9960–64110
  • 9665–6970
  • 6470–7468
  • 7575–7966
  • 9480+131

Men 1,612Women 1,527

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,566 (50 %)
  • Married1,191 (38 %)
  • Divorced252 (8 %)
  • Widowed121 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Mältan, 3,139 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 84 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Gothenburg4 h 39 min
  • Malmö2 h 37 min
  • Municipal seat7 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

  • Bastasjön10 ha1.7 km
  • Ällsjön7 ha3.4 km
  • Långasjön15 ha4.9 km
  • Kroksjön24 ha5.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone3.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.1 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.5 km
  • Natura 200010.7 km
  • Extended shoreline protection3.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.7 km
  • Water protection area1.7 km
  • Habitat protection760 m
  • National conservation interest150 m
  • National heritage interest2.8 km

Services & safety

  • School2.1 km
  • Fire station3.5 km
  • Police station8.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter1.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4 km
  • Swimming pool2.1 km
  • Campsite4 km
  • Hiking trail2.8 km
  • Cycle trail2.2 km
  • Birding site47.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.2 km
  • Café2.4 km
  • Petrol station1.8 km
  • Library3.4 km
  • Sports hall1.2 km
  • Hotel3.1 km
  • Care home2.7 km
  • Recycling centre1.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road230 m
  • Railway2.1 km
  • Power line1.3 km
  • Wind turbine6 km
  • Mobile mast2.8 km
  • Military area230 m

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)17 km
  • Quarry4.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.4 km
  • Church3.2 km
  • Community hall3.4 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

  • Population66,301
  • Median income405,800 kr/yr
  • Average age43.2 years
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The figures describe Karlskrona Municipality as a whole, not Mältan.