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Skärhamn
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Urban area in Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Skärhamn

1

Facts

MunicipalityTjörn
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population3,725
Area532 ha
SCB code1419TC110

2

Place profile

47/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
-4/100
Quiet surroundings
50/100
Rurality
26/100
Urbanity
47/100
Family friendliness
53/100
Senior friendliness
51/100

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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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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
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The figures describe Tjörn Municipality as a whole, not Skärhamn.