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Sturkö
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Urban area in Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County

Sturkö

2,301 m from the locality centre · Boatbuilder · CC BY-SA 3.0
2,304 m from the locality centre · Xauxa · CC BY 2.5

1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlskrona
CountyBlekinge County
Population1,372
Area681 ha
SCB code1080TB116

2

Place profile

32/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
14/100
Quiet surroundings
63/100
Rurality
30/100
Urbanity
41/100
Family friendliness
26/100
Senior friendliness
26/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water380 m
  • Distance to farmland90 m
  • Distance to shoreline210 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway6.8 km
  • Distance to industry6.5 km
  • Distance to power line6.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.1 km
  • Distance to school1.5 km
  • Distance to train station8.7 km

Median across 1,574 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 400–433
  • 455–951
  • 3510–1440
  • 4315–1941
  • 2220–2410
  • 3025–2929
  • 3630–3435
  • 4335–3938
  • 4040–4429
  • 3945–4949
  • 4950–5442
  • 5355–5956
  • 6260–6462
  • 5965–6965
  • 5570–7452
  • 4875–7948
  • 4980+65

Men 748Women 745

Marital status

  • Unmarried683 (45 %)
  • Married574 (38 %)
  • Divorced157 (10 %)
  • Widowed89 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Sturkö, 1,493 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,372 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

  • Gothenburg5 h 5 min
  • Malmö3 h 3 min
  • Municipal seat34 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.

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Lakes nearby

  • Färskesjön49 ha12 km
  • Lösensjön101 ha12.8 km
  • Bastasjön10 ha13.9 km
  • Kroksjön24 ha14.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Sturkö FritidsgårdOther
  • Sturkö Folkets HusHembygdsföreningLocal heritage
  • Sturkö idrottsplatssporthallSports
  • Sturkö bibliotekbibliotekCulture
  • Sturkö kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • PRO SturköpensionärsföreningSocial

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

  • Flood zone10 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)7.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land12 in the locality470 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.2 km
  • Natura 20003.8 km
  • Extended shoreline protection750 m
  • National outdoor-recreation interest580 m
  • Water protection area10.2 km
  • Habitat protection7.6 km
  • National conservation interest330 m
  • National heritage interest2.4 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality570 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality430 m
  • Police station8.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.8 km
  • Swimming pool7.5 km
  • Campsite3 in the locality2.1 km
  • Hiking trail5.6 km
  • Cycle trail380 m
  • Birding site45.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality2.5 km
  • Café2 in the locality630 m
  • Petrol station1 in the locality680 m
  • Library1 in the locality590 m
  • Sports hall1 in the locality3 km
  • Hotel7.8 km
  • Care home8.3 km
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality1.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road7 km
  • Railway9 km
  • Power line5.7 km
  • Wind turbine1.6 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality370 m
  • Military area2.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)24.9 km
  • Quarry9.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.2 km
  • Church1 in the locality2.3 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality550 m

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 Sturkö.