Kärna
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water550 m
- Distance to farmland140 m
- Distance to shoreline550 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway6.8 km
- Distance to industry400 m
- Distance to power line6.9 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store420 m
- Distance to school430 m
- Distance to train station7.6 km
Median across 373 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1320–4119
- 1495–9152
- 14510–14120
- 13715–19129
- 8120–2457
- 6325–2952
- 12530–34156
- 17435–39187
- 14040–44128
- 14645–49110
- 12850–54144
- 18055–59163
- 17260–64162
- 13965–69128
- 10670–74102
- 9475–7994
- 10980+126
Men 2,220Women 2,129
Marital status
- Unmarried2,148 (50 %)
- Married1,714 (40 %)
- Divorced324 (7 %)
- Widowed141 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Kärna, 4,349 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,234 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
- Gothenburg37 min
- Malmö3 h 49 min
- Municipal seat15 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
- Skåtte mosse8 ha1.2 km
- Ingetorps sjö16 ha10.7 km
- Tvibotten7 ha13.2 km
- Romesjön30 ha14.9 km
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Nearest localities
- Hallbjörtorp151 inhabitants940 m
- Torrebräcka58 inhabitants1.1 km
- Råckeröd59 inhabitants1.1 km
- Hermansby59 inhabitants1.4 km
- Runneröd72 inhabitants1.7 km
- Staby62 inhabitants2.1 km
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Associations and activities
- Kärna ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Kärna bibliotekbibliotekCulture
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 zone16.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality370 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.5 km
- Natura 20004.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest4.5 km
- Water protection area10.5 km
- Habitat protection3.1 km
- National conservation interest2.3 km
- National heritage interest5.8 km
Services & safety
- School6 in the locality170 m
- Fire station11.2 km
- Police station10.8 km
- Civil defence shelter5.8 km
- Vulnerable area (police)13.7 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site6 km
- Swimming pool6.2 km
- Campsite11.6 km
- Hiking trail1.5 km
- Cycle trail10.4 km
- Ski trail16.9 km
- Floodlit track28 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant9.6 km
- Café6.6 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality380 m
- Library1 in the locality170 m
- Sports hall6.1 km
- Hotel5.6 km
- Care home7.5 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality240 m
Disturbance
- Major road320 m
- Railway9.2 km
- Power line6.8 km
- Wind turbine9.8 km
- Mobile mast270 m
- Military area8.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 in the locality290 m
- Quarry8.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.5 km
- Church1 in the locality1 km
- Community hall6.5 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
- Population50,313
- Median income449,800 kr/yr
- Average age42.1 years
The figures describe Kungälv Municipality as a whole, not Kärna.