Torhamn
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water790 m
- Distance to farmland110 m
- Distance to shoreline480 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway14.8 km
- Distance to industry7.1 km
- Distance to power line7.6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store730 m
- Distance to school770 m
- Distance to train station17.8 km
Median across 442 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 370–428
- 365–942
- 3910–1428
- 3815–1938
- 2920–2423
- 2625–2921
- 4230–3437
- 4535–3947
- 4240–4425
- 5445–4950
- 5250–5447
- 6655–5945
- 6660–6474
- 8165–6968
- 6770–7473
- 6875–7961
- 6780+72
Men 855Women 779
Marital status
- Unmarried724 (44 %)
- Married656 (40 %)
- Divorced167 (10 %)
- Widowed83 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Torhamn, 1,634 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 544 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 ha5.5 km
- Lösensjön101 ha13.7 km
- Kroksjön24 ha16.5 km
- Holkasjön8 ha16.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Torhamns SamhällsföreningSamhällsföreningOther
- Torhamns ScoutkårScoutföreningOutdoor life
- Torhamns sockens n:a byalagHembygdsföreningLocal heritage
- Torhamns GoIFFotbollSports
- Torhamns idrottsplatsidrottsplanSports
- Torhamn PROKörsångCulture
- Torhamns kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO TorhamnpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone16.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)3.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land10 in the locality310 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.4 km
- Natura 20001.7 km
- Extended shoreline protection940 m
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.2 km
- Water protection area9.3 km
- Habitat protection11.6 km
- National conservation interest900 m
- National heritage interest4 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality1.4 km
- Fire station10 km
- Police station18 km
- Civil defence shelter9.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.1 km
- Swimming pool14.2 km
- Campsite1 in the locality1.1 km
- Hiking trail12.4 km
- Cycle trail430 m
- Birding site35.5 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality1.1 km
- Café1 in the locality2.1 km
- Petrol station8.3 km
- Library9.7 km
- Sports hall9.2 km
- Hotel1 in the locality2.1 km
- Care home9.5 km
- Recycling centre11.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road10.4 km
- Railway17.3 km
- Power line7.6 km
- Wind turbine7.8 km
- Mobile mast1 km
- Military area1.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)22.3 km
- Quarry2.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark14.6 km
- Church1 in the locality1.5 km
- Community hall1 in the locality1.6 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
The figures describe Karlskrona Municipality as a whole, not Torhamn.