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Small locality in Ronneby Municipality, Blekinge County

Gärestad

1

Facts

MunicipalityRonneby
CountyBlekinge County
Population57
Area28 ha
SCB code1081SB114

2

Place profile

60/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
15/100
Quiet surroundings
53/100
Rurality
32/100
Urbanity
63/100
Family friendliness
51/100
Senior friendliness
58/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water750 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline750 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway880 m
  • Distance to industry1.6 km
  • Distance to power line3.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.5 km
  • Distance to school2.6 km
  • Distance to train station3.2 km

Median across 32 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 1020–4100
  • 1315–9125
  • 14910–14157
  • 16015–19157
  • 16720–24108
  • 10325–2982
  • 13630–34123
  • 13735–39141
  • 14040–44126
  • 17145–49161
  • 14150–54165
  • 19155–59164
  • 15960–64149
  • 13665–69147
  • 15870–74162
  • 13575–79155
  • 20780+246

Men 2,523Women 2,468

Marital status

  • Unmarried2,459 (49 %)
  • Married1,799 (36 %)
  • Divorced478 (10 %)
  • Widowed266 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Gärestad, 4,991 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 57 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 22 min
  • Malmö2 h 20 min
  • Municipal seat10 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

  • Skärsjön22 ha3.2 km
  • Halsjön22 ha3.4 km
  • Härstorpssjön45 ha4.8 km
  • Långasjön13 ha6.6 km

6

Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.6 km
  • Coastal erosion39 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality430 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.9 km
  • Natura 20005.8 km
  • Extended shoreline protection2.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest3.8 km
  • Water protection area1.5 km
  • Habitat protection1.5 km
  • National conservation interest1.9 km
  • National heritage interest1.2 km

Services & safety

  • School2.6 km
  • Fire station3.5 km
  • Police station4 km
  • Civil defence shelter1.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.7 km
  • Swimming pool3 km
  • Campsite1.6 km
  • Hiking trail330 m
  • Cycle trail530 m

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality390 m
  • Café2.9 km
  • Petrol station4.2 km
  • Library3.5 km
  • Sports hall2.9 km
  • Hotel3 km
  • Care home3.2 km
  • Recycling centre2.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road990 m
  • Railway810 m
  • Power line3.2 km
  • Wind turbine9.9 km
  • Mobile mast2.3 km
  • Military area6.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)22 km
  • Quarry2.4 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3 km
  • Church2.3 km
  • Community hall3.5 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

  • Population28,741
  • Median income371,100 kr/yr
  • Average age44.6 years
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The figures describe Ronneby Municipality as a whole, not Gärestad.