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Hörvik
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest70 m
- Distance to water1.2 km
- Distance to farmland710 m
- Distance to shoreline150 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway9.9 km
- Distance to industry4.5 km
- Distance to power line3.6 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store560 m
- Distance to school910 m
- Distance to train station11.1 km
Median across 600 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 340–426
- 295–950
- 5310–1433
- 4715–1942
- 4820–2439
- 5025–2941
- 4230–3444
- 4435–3939
- 5340–4453
- 5045–4953
- 6450–5464
- 6455–5983
- 7360–6485
- 9565–6982
- 7870–7488
- 7975–7980
- 10480+117
Men 1,007Women 1,019
Marital status
- Unmarried842 (42 %)
- Married807 (40 %)
- Divorced219 (11 %)
- Widowed129 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Hörvik, 2,026 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 808 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 4 min
- Malmö1 h 48 min
- Municipal seat18 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
- Siesjö24 ha13 km
- Levrasjön270 ha17.1 km
- Byasjön24 ha17.8 km
- Svinarydsjön18 ha17.9 km
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Associations and activities
- Saltföreningen Hörviks scouterscoutkårOutdoor life
- Hörvik-KrokåsbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Hörvikens IdrottsföreningidrottsplanSports
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 zone11.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)15.6 km
- Coastal erosion40 m
- Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality70 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve580 m
- Natura 20009 km
- Extended shoreline protection920 m
- National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
- Water protection area370 m
- Habitat protection2.6 km
- National conservation interest730 m
- National heritage interest250 m
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality560 m
- Fire station5.5 km
- Police station11 km
- Civil defence shelter7 in the locality410 m
- Vulnerable area (police)36.3 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site50 m
- Swimming pool4.5 km
- Campsite3 in the locality380 m
- Hiking trail5.4 km
- Cycle trail90 m
- Floodlit track12.1 km
- Birding site37.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality410 m
- Café1 in the locality1.1 km
- Petrol station5.7 km
- Library5.2 km
- Sports hall4.4 km
- Hotel4.5 km
- Care home5.4 km
- Recycling centre8.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road3.3 km
- Railway9.8 km
- Power line3.4 km
- Wind turbine5.6 km
- Mobile mast4.7 km
- Military area1.1 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)28.2 km
- Mine25.1 km
- Quarry8.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.3 km
- Church5.1 km
- Community hall5.1 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
- Population17,430
- Median income393,000 kr/yr
- Average age46.4 years
The figures describe Sölvesborg Municipality as a whole, not Hörvik.