Facts

MunicipalityGullspång

CountyVästra Götaland County

Population606

Area126 ha

SCB code1447TB103

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Place profile

29/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity

42/100

Quiet surroundings

57/100

Rurality

47/100

Urbanity

13/100

Family friendliness

27/100

Senior friendliness

41/100

Nature

Distance to forest30 m
Distance to water220 m
Distance to farmland1.7 km
Distance to shoreline220 m

Disturbance

Distance to major road20 m
Distance to railway2.4 km
Distance to industry2.4 km
Distance to power line1.3 km

Services

Distance to grocery store5.8 km
Distance to school5.8 km
Distance to train station14.1 km

Median across 430 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

180–417
315–913
1810–1420
2615–1921
1620–2414
1825–2922
4030–3416
2635–3920
1840–4419
2745–4925
4850–5438
5355–5954
7160–6468
7965–6953
6970–7467
7075–7963
5180+58

Men 679Women 588

Marital status

Unmarried543 (43 %)
Married508 (40 %)
Divorced140 (11 %)
Widowed76 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Otterbäcken, 1,267 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 606 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

Stockholm3 h 53 min
Gothenburg2 h 57 min
Malmö5 h 36 min
Municipal seat10 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

Vänern544,536 ha1.2 km
Skagern13,285 ha4.3 km
Kroksjön14 ha5.8 km
Båtstabottnen9 ha12.3 km

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Nearest localities

Gullspång1,579 inhabitants2.2 km
Sjötorp420 inhabitants11.9 km
Hova1,225 inhabitants13.5 km
Lyrestad468 inhabitants15.2 km
Guntorp63 inhabitants15.9 km
Nybble123 inhabitants17.9 km

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Associations and activities

Otterbäckens kyrkakyrkaReligion
PRO OtterbäckenpensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone5.6 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)2.7 km
Potentially contaminated land10 in the locality320 m

Protection & regulations

Nature reserve4 km
Natura 20005.6 km
National outdoor-recreation interest590 m
Water protection area13.3 km
Habitat protection3.5 km
National conservation interest5 km
National heritage interest10.5 km

Services & safety

School1 in the locality1.3 km
Fire station5.5 km
Police station29.6 km
Civil defence shelter1 in the locality230 m

Nature & outdoors

Bathing site1.8 km
Swimming pool29.4 km
Campsite1.8 km
Hiking trail15.4 km
Cycle trail220 m
Floodlit track31.6 km
Birding site18.7 km
Geologically notable site39.4 km

Service & nöje

Restaurant1 in the locality220 m
Café12.7 km
Petrol station1 in the locality2 km
Library4.5 km
Sports hall5.5 km
Hotel12.6 km
Care home32.9 km
Recycling centre3.8 km

Disturbance

Major road1.8 km
Railway12.9 km
Power line860 m
Wind turbine1.8 km
Mobile mast1.4 km
Military area42.4 km

Below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)9.4 km
Mine42 km
Quarry12.9 km

Culture

Museum or landmark5.1 km
Church1 in the locality340 m
Community hall12.2 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

Population5,031
Median income364,500 kr/yr
Average age49.9 years

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The figures describe Gullspång Municipality as a whole, not Otterbäcken.