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Rörvik
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Small locality in Karlshamn Municipality, Blekinge County

Rörvik

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1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlshamn
CountyBlekinge County
Population115
Area49 ha
SCB code1082SB121

2

Place profile

34/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
27/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
38/100
Urbanity
29/100
Family friendliness
42/100
Senior friendliness
19/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water420 m
  • Distance to farmland210 m
  • Distance to shoreline140 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway1.1 km
  • Distance to industry7.6 km
  • Distance to power line650 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4 km
  • Distance to school1.2 km
  • Distance to train station9.1 km

Median across 117 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 550–446
  • 635–967
  • 7610–1468
  • 6415–1959
  • 4320–2431
  • 4525–2938
  • 6730–3462
  • 7235–3975
  • 6440–4444
  • 8145–4969
  • 8150–5487
  • 10455–5973
  • 9560–64101
  • 9165–6976
  • 8470–7486
  • 10575–7968
  • 9780+105

Men 1,287Women 1,155

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,127 (46 %)
  • Married957 (39 %)
  • Divorced220 (9 %)
  • Widowed123 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Rörvik, 2,442 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 115 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

  • Gothenburg4 h 20 min
  • Malmö2 h 4 min
  • Municipal seat13 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

  • Färsksjön9 ha2.6 km
  • Svartasjön9 ha3.3 km
  • Södra Öllesjön71 ha4.2 km
  • Svinarydsjön18 ha4.6 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone6.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.3 km
  • Coastal erosion20.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land970 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve620 m
  • Natura 2000900 m
  • Extended shoreline protection410 m
  • National outdoor-recreation interest340 m
  • Water protection area7.3 km
  • Habitat protection640 m
  • National conservation interest510 m
  • National heritage interest3 km

Services & safety

  • School1.2 km
  • Fire station8.4 km
  • Police station9 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.8 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.4 km
  • Swimming pool8.8 km
  • Campsite3.4 km
  • Hiking trail750 m
  • Cycle trail1.3 km
  • Floodlit track31.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.7 km
  • Café4.1 km
  • Petrol station7.1 km
  • Library3.9 km
  • Sports hall1.4 km
  • Hotel1.7 km
  • Care home3.8 km
  • Recycling centre3.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1 km
  • Railway1.2 km
  • Power line750 m
  • Wind turbine6.3 km
  • Mobile mast1.5 km
  • Military area4.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)21.4 km
  • Mine33.8 km
  • Quarry3.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.6 km
  • Church1.3 km
  • Community hall2.9 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

  • Population31,751
  • Median income388,700 kr/yr
  • Average age45.3 years
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The figures describe Karlshamn Municipality as a whole, not Rörvik.