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Svängsta
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Urban area in Karlshamn Municipality, Blekinge County

Svängsta

1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlshamn
CountyBlekinge County
Population1,924
Area250 ha
SCB code1082TB104

2

Place profile

41/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
45/100
Quiet surroundings
43/100
Rurality
57/100
Urbanity
46/100
Family friendliness
54/100
Senior friendliness
22/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water190 m
  • Distance to farmland410 m
  • Distance to shoreline190 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway8.1 km
  • Distance to industry320 m
  • Distance to power line650 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store550 m
  • Distance to school870 m
  • Distance to train station8.4 km

Median across 769 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 410–434
  • 605–969
  • 5910–1468
  • 4815–1964
  • 4820–2440
  • 5625–2931
  • 5430–3454
  • 7535–3972
  • 6440–4456
  • 4145–4958
  • 5850–5456
  • 7955–5970
  • 7360–6452
  • 5965–6960
  • 5570–7467
  • 5475–7944
  • 7080+76

Men 994Women 971

Marital status

  • Unmarried989 (50 %)
  • Married643 (33 %)
  • Divorced242 (12 %)
  • Widowed97 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Svängsta, 1,965 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,924 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

  • Gothenburg3 h 59 min
  • Malmö2 h
  • Municipal seat14 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

  • Hundsjön9 ha930 m
  • Kärrsjön18 ha2.1 km
  • Rudegyl13 ha2.9 km
  • Trehörningen7 ha3.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone3.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.4 km
  • Coastal erosion12.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land21 in the locality100 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve110 m
  • Natura 200010.4 km
  • Extended shoreline protection10.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest120 m
  • Water protection area2.8 km
  • Habitat protection3.4 km
  • National conservation interest140 m
  • National heritage interest7.6 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality450 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality580 m
  • Police station11.8 km
  • Civil defence shelter14 in the locality430 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)42.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Swimming pool9 km
  • Campsite6.2 km
  • Hiking trail90 m
  • Cycle trail140 m
  • Floodlit track26.7 km
  • Birding site45.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality220 m
  • Café8.1 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality1.3 km
  • Library1 in the locality80 m
  • Sports hall7.2 km
  • Hotel4.5 km
  • Care home7.9 km
  • Recycling centre9.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road200 m
  • Railway8.3 km
  • Power line780 m
  • Wind turbine12.4 km
  • Mobile mast4 km
  • Military area14.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.5 km
  • Mine20.6 km
  • Quarry4.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2 in the locality400 m
  • Church1 in the locality480 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality90 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

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