Karlsborg
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water170 m
- Distance to farmland1.5 km
- Distance to shoreline170 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway4.7 km
- Distance to industry390 m
- Distance to power line3 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store940 m
- Distance to school1.4 km
- Distance to train station27 km
Median across 1,370 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 670–466
- 995–980
- 12110–1492
- 9815–1983
- 17120–2499
- 14925–2984
- 10930–3497
- 11235–3993
- 11640–44106
- 9745–4992
- 10350–5496
- 10955–59102
- 10360–64127
- 11365–69125
- 12170–74121
- 13475–79149
- 19680+274
Men 2,018Women 1,886
Marital status
- Unmarried1,951 (50 %)
- Married1,324 (34 %)
- Divorced372 (9 %)
- Widowed281 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Karlsborg, 3,904 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 3,876 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
- Stockholm4 h 1 min
- Gothenburg2 h 53 min
- Malmö4 h 51 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
- Bottensjön1,242 ha400 m
- Vättern188,560 ha1.3 km
- Viken4,643 ha5.8 km
- Kyrksjön268 ha6.4 km
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Associations and activities
- Karlsborg Kommub ArbetsmarknadsenhetenOther
- Karlsborg Kommun Individ- och familjeomsorgenOther
- Karlsborgs scoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Karlsborgs padelidrottsplanSports
- STC KarlsborggymSports
- Karlsborgs bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- PRO KarlsborgpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone19.8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land33 in the locality180 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve7.8 km
- Natura 200018 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest420 m
- Water protection area350 m
- Habitat protection4.4 km
- National conservation interest590 m
- National heritage interest90 m
Services & safety
- School5 in the locality400 m
- Fire station1 in the locality1.8 km
- Police station1 in the locality960 m
- Civil defence shelter50 in the locality100 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site270 m
- Swimming pool3 in the locality150 m
- Campsite2 in the locality430 m
- Hiking trail3.5 km
- Cycle trail170 m
- Floodlit track27.8 km
- Birding site28.6 km
- Geologically notable site45.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant10 in the locality90 m
- Café5 in the locality580 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality810 m
- Library1 in the locality440 m
- Sports hall2 in the locality1.1 km
- Hotel6 in the locality90 m
- Care home23.1 km
- Recycling centre1.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road80 m
- Railway29.9 km
- Power line1.9 km
- Wind turbine3.4 km
- Mobile mast2 in the locality1.8 km
- Military area1.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)21.4 km
- Mine8.2 km
- Quarry6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality1.6 km
- Church5 in the locality120 m
- Community hall4 in the locality70 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
- Population7,023
- Median income410,400 kr/yr
- Average age47.5 years