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Karl Gustav
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Small locality in Varberg Municipality, Halland County

Karl Gustav

1

Facts

MunicipalityVarberg
CountyHalland County
Population68
Area30 ha
SCB code1383SB141

2

Place profile

2/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
45/100
Quiet surroundings
72/100
Rurality
39/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
8/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water250 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline250 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway10.1 km
  • Distance to industry11.3 km
  • Distance to power line6.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.2 km
  • Distance to school5.6 km
  • Distance to train station13 km

Median across 64 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 350–428
  • 325–945
  • 4210–1437
  • 3215–1946
  • 3220–2420
  • 2225–2923
  • 3330–3444
  • 5135–3943
  • 4440–4434
  • 3445–4932
  • 4550–5427
  • 4455–5946
  • 5560–6456
  • 7265–6960
  • 6370–7450
  • 5475–7949
  • 7380+77

Men 763Women 717

Marital status

  • Unmarried720 (49 %)
  • Married545 (37 %)
  • Divorced137 (9 %)
  • Widowed79 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Karl Gustav, 1,480 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 68 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

  • Gothenburg1 h 17 min
  • Malmö2 h 49 min
  • Municipal seat37 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

  • Mäsen474 ha490 m
  • Oklången253 ha1.4 km
  • Buasjön20 ha1.4 km
  • Skärsjön41 ha1.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Karl-Gustavs BygdelagÖvrigtOther
  • Karl GustavbygdegårdLocal heritage
  • Karl Gustavs GymnastikföreningSimningSports
  • Karl-Gustavs BollklubbFotbollSports
  • Karl Gustavs 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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone23.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)13 km
  • Coastal erosion25.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality200 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.8 km
  • Natura 200022.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.6 km
  • Water protection areaThe locality lies within
  • Habitat protection1.6 km
  • National conservation interest1.8 km
  • National heritage interest9.6 km

Services & safety

  • School5.4 km
  • Fire station11.9 km
  • Police station16.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter13.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site620 m
  • Swimming pool14.2 km
  • Campsite5.7 km
  • Hiking trail1.6 km
  • Cycle trail1.1 km
  • Floodlit track25.9 km
  • Birding site25.4 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant11.4 km
  • Café7.9 km
  • Petrol station7.9 km
  • Library11.6 km
  • Sports hall10.4 km
  • Hotel14.9 km
  • Care home5.4 km
  • Recycling centre10.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road10.1 km
  • Railway10.1 km
  • Power line6.2 km
  • Wind turbine12.6 km
  • Mobile mast5.1 km
  • Military area37.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)870 m
  • Quarry5.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.8 km
  • Church1 in the locality280 m
  • Community hall5.4 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

  • Population69,070
  • Median income413,800 kr/yr
  • Average age44.2 years
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The figures describe Varberg Municipality as a whole, not Karl Gustav.