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Vitaby
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest80 m
- Distance to water410 m
- Distance to farmland60 m
- Distance to shoreline410 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway150 m
- Distance to industry4.3 km
- Distance to power line4.8 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store4.3 km
- Distance to school4.7 km
- Distance to train station340 m
Median across 335 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 220–417
- 245–920
- 2210–1417
- 1315–1920
- 820–249
- 625–299
- 2230–3420
- 2135–3920
- 2940–4428
- 2245–4936
- 2150–5425
- 3255–5942
- 5660–6455
- 5065–6964
- 6670–7447
- 7375–7953
- 6380+68
Men 550Women 550
Marital status
- Unmarried439 (40 %)
- Married455 (42 %)
- Divorced137 (13 %)
- Widowed56 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Vitaby, 1,100 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 353 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 8 min
- Malmö1 h 17 min
- Municipal seat29 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
- Tunbyholmssjön14 ha9.1 km
- Gyllebo sjö40 ha9.1 km
- Verkasjön8 ha11 km
- Korran9 ha29 km
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Nearest localities
- Ravlunda76 inhabitants2.7 km
- Kivik871 inhabitants3.5 km
- Vitemölla88 inhabitants3.7 km
- Sankt Olof679 inhabitants3.9 km
- Södra Mellby78 inhabitants4.3 km
- Ljunglyckorna53 inhabitants4.7 km
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Associations and activities
- Vitaby 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 zone15.7 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)7.5 km
- Coastal erosion4.2 km
- Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality180 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.4 km
- Natura 200020.7 km
- Extended shoreline protection3.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.4 km
- Water protection area50 m
- Habitat protection2 km
- National conservation interest1.7 km
- National heritage interest1.1 km
Services & safety
- School4.7 km
- Fire station4.7 km
- Police station18.8 km
- Civil defence shelter4.8 km
- Vulnerable area (police)41.7 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4.3 km
- Swimming pool3.5 km
- Campsite3.6 km
- Hiking trail4.1 km
- Cycle trail120 m
- Floodlit track16 km
- Birding site38.1 km
- Geologically notable site46 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3.1 km
- Café4.3 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality170 m
- Library4.8 km
- Sports hall8.9 km
- Hotel1 in the locality700 m
- Care home4.9 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality780 m
Disturbance
- Major road210 m
- Railway430 m
- Power line4.5 km
- Wind turbine8 km
- Mobile mast1.3 km
- Military area4.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.4 km
- Mine24.3 km
- Quarry10.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality120 m
- Church2.1 km
- Community hall28.6 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
- Population18,890
- Median income365,300 kr/yr
- Average age50.8 years
The figures describe Simrishamn Municipality as a whole, not Vitaby.