
Knislinge
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest90 m
- Distance to water440 m
- Distance to farmland340 m
- Distance to shoreline440 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway7.2 km
- Distance to industry330 m
- Distance to power line1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store530 m
- Distance to school530 m
- Distance to train station35.1 km
Median across 1,185 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 830–468
- 1075–9123
- 12910–14107
- 12515–19106
- 8520–2465
- 7925–2963
- 9630–34111
- 12835–39120
- 8540–4483
- 8545–4983
- 11650–5496
- 12155–59104
- 9360–6490
- 7665–6974
- 7370–7473
- 9575–79109
- 14980+173
Men 1,725Women 1,648
Marital status
- Unmarried1,763 (52 %)
- Married1,143 (34 %)
- Divorced292 (9 %)
- Widowed188 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Knislinge, 3,373 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 3,346 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 27 min
- Malmö1 h 33 min
- Municipal seat9 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
- Tydingen419 ha7.2 km
- Gummastorpasjön56 ha8 km
- Kallsjön51 ha8.3 km
- Angserödssjön12 ha8.6 km
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Nearest localities
- Hanaskog1,244 inhabitants3.1 km
- Hjärsås199 inhabitants3.7 km
- 1256SB10951 inhabitants5 km
- Broby3,373 inhabitants5.4 km
- Bössebacken76 inhabitants5.5 km
- Övarp95 inhabitants8.3 km
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Associations and activities
- Equmenia – Knislinge SMUscoutkårOutdoor life
- KnislingebygdegårdLocal heritage
- Knislinge BygdegårdsföreningHembygdLocal heritage
- Gymnastikföreningen KnislingeGymnastikSports
- Hälsoforum KnislingegymSports
- Knislinge BudoklubbBudoSports
- Knislinge bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Knislinge kyrkakyrkaReligion
- Knislinge PROpensionärsföreningSocial
- SPF Seniorerna KnislingeSocial
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 zone1.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)11.7 km
- Coastal erosion29.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land12 in the locality170 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.5 km
- Natura 200012.5 km
- Extended shoreline protection6.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest7.7 km
- Water protection area230 m
- Habitat protection2.4 km
- National conservation interest5.3 km
- National heritage interest5.4 km
Services & safety
- School5 in the locality350 m
- Fire station6.7 km
- Police station6.4 km
- Civil defence shelter31 in the locality140 m
- Vulnerable area (police)14.7 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site7.4 km
- Swimming pool4 km
- Campsite7.4 km
- Hiking trail7.4 km
- Cycle trail240 m
- Floodlit track8.2 km
- Birding site18.9 km
- Geologically notable site16.4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant4 in the locality360 m
- Café1 in the locality160 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality680 m
- Library1 in the locality440 m
- Sports hall2 in the locality250 m
- Hotel1 in the locality260 m
- Care home1 in the locality110 m
- Recycling centre9.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road580 m
- Railway7.2 km
- Power line840 m
- Wind turbine2.1 km
- Mobile mast7.4 km
- Military area23.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.4 km
- Mine23.4 km
- Quarry7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality140 m
- Church2 in the locality370 m
- Community hall8.4 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
- Population13,978
- Median income357,000 kr/yr
- Average age43.8 years
The figures describe Östra Göinge Municipality as a whole, not Knislinge.