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Rinkaby
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Urban area in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County

Rinkaby

1

Facts

MunicipalityKristianstad
CountySkåne County
Population748
Area127 ha
SCB code1290TB117

2

Place profile

37/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
36/100
Quiet surroundings
33/100
Rurality
56/100
Urbanity
27/100
Family friendliness
46/100
Senior friendliness
16/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest230 m
  • Distance to water560 m
  • Distance to farmland110 m
  • Distance to shoreline560 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway170 m
  • Distance to industry490 m
  • Distance to power line970 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.1 km
  • Distance to school490 m
  • Distance to train station6.9 km

Median across 366 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 280–415
  • 295–927
  • 2910–1424
  • 3215–1929
  • 1420–2412
  • 1925–2911
  • 2530–3426
  • 3135–3927
  • 3040–4430
  • 4145–4927
  • 4450–5436
  • 3155–5930
  • 3060–6432
  • 3165–6932
  • 2670–7428
  • 1975–7920
  • 2380+34

Men 482Women 440

Marital status

  • Unmarried447 (49 %)
  • Married341 (37 %)
  • Divorced82 (9 %)
  • Widowed46 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Rinkaby, 922 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 748 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Gothenburg3 h 37 min
  • Malmö1 h 21 min
  • Municipal seat12 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

  • Hammarsjön1,645 ha1.4 km
  • Korran9 ha7.3 km
  • Oppmannasjön1,257 ha10.3 km
  • Ivösjön5,151 ha10.5 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Fotbollsgolf i RinkabyidrottsplanSports
  • Rinkaby kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone710 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.6 km
  • Coastal erosion5.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality150 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve900 m
  • Natura 20001 km
  • Extended shoreline protection980 m
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.1 km
  • Water protection area3.8 km
  • Habitat protection14.7 km
  • National conservation interest600 m
  • National heritage interest270 m

Services & safety

  • School3 in the locality60 m
  • Fire station5.9 km
  • Police station6.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter4 in the locality190 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)10.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site6.1 km
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality190 m
  • Campsite5.3 km
  • Hiking trail340 m
  • Cycle trail130 m
  • Floodlit track6.3 km
  • Birding site8.6 km
  • Geologically notable site23.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality260 m
  • Café6 km
  • Petrol station5.6 km
  • Library5.9 km
  • Sports hall2.8 km
  • Hotel6.6 km
  • Care home5.2 km
  • Recycling centre5.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road310 m
  • Railway310 m
  • Power line980 m
  • Wind turbine2.7 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality310 m
  • Military area220 m

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.2 km
  • Mine26.3 km
  • Quarry5.6 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark6.6 km
  • Church1 in the locality110 m
  • Community hall6.8 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

  • Population86,379
  • Median income377,500 kr/yr
  • Average age43.0 years
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The figures describe Kristianstad Municipality as a whole, not Rinkaby.