
Skärhamn
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest360 m
- Distance to water440 m
- Distance to farmland240 m
- Distance to shoreline260 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway16.3 km
- Distance to industry440 m
- Distance to power line1.4 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store900 m
- Distance to school750 m
- Distance to train station17.2 km
Median across 2,095 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 960–477
- 1225–9104
- 10610–1498
- 11815–19113
- 10520–2469
- 6825–2977
- 10930–34103
- 12535–39101
- 11640–44126
- 11045–4999
- 13450–54133
- 15355–59132
- 16860–64191
- 18065–69194
- 20070–74246
- 20275–79178
- 22080+248
Men 2,332Women 2,289
Marital status
- Unmarried1,822 (40 %)
- Married2,072 (45 %)
- Divorced426 (9 %)
- Widowed270 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Skärhamn, 4,621 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 3,725 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 5 min
- Malmö4 h 16 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
- Bö tjärn18 ha2 km
- Krokevatten7 ha17.2 km
- Skåtte mosse8 ha19.5 km
- Rödsvatten46 ha22.8 km
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Associations and activities
- Skärhamns ishallsporthallSports
- Skärhamns bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Skärhamns sjöfartsmuseummuseumCulture
- Skärhamns församlingsgårdchristianReligion
- Skärhamns 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 zone37.4 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)22.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land14 in the locality130 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.8 km
- Natura 20001.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest630 m
- Water protection area1.8 km
- Habitat protection15.5 km
- National conservation interest1.5 km
- National heritage interest2.8 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality620 m
- Fire station1 in the locality170 m
- Police station17.9 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality810 m
- Vulnerable area (police)33.4 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality1.1 km
- Swimming pool10.8 km
- Campsite1.6 km
- Hiking trail1.4 km
- Cycle trail16.8 km
- Ski trail32.7 km
- Floodlit track45.3 km
- Geologically notable site47.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant8 in the locality480 m
- Café2 in the locality750 m
- Petrol station4.9 km
- Library1 in the locality390 m
- Sports hall3 in the locality810 m
- Hotel4 in the locality400 m
- Care home1 in the locality1 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality130 m
Disturbance
- Major road730 m
- Railway16 km
- Power line1.7 km
- Wind turbine4.5 km
- Mobile mast2 in the locality180 m
- Military area27.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)11.3 km
- Quarry8.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3 in the locality400 m
- Church1 in the locality1 km
- Community hall1 in the locality1000 m
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
- Population16,092
- Median income442,200 kr/yr
- Average age47.4 years
The figures describe Tjörn Municipality as a whole, not Skärhamn.