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Urban area in Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Nordkroken

1

Facts

MunicipalityVänersborg
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population457
Area72 ha
SCB code1487TB104

2

Place profile

48/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
41/100
Quiet surroundings
49/100
Rurality
52/100
Urbanity
37/100
Family friendliness
45/100
Senior friendliness
52/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water290 m
  • Distance to farmland160 m
  • Distance to shoreline290 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway2.6 km
  • Distance to industry2.2 km
  • Distance to power line3.1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.2 km
  • Distance to school1.6 km
  • Distance to train station5.3 km

Median across 320 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 640–455
  • 565–991
  • 8510–1471
  • 8715–1985
  • 4320–2421
  • 3325–2941
  • 6030–3461
  • 6435–3978
  • 7740–4469
  • 7145–4957
  • 8550–5474
  • 9055–5977
  • 5760–6458
  • 6565–6956
  • 4670–7462
  • 6175–7961
  • 5980+50

Men 1,103Women 1,067

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,102 (51 %)
  • Married866 (40 %)
  • Divorced150 (7 %)
  • Widowed62 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Nordkroken, 2,170 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 457 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

  • Stockholm5 h 48 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 21 min
  • Malmö4 h 32 min
  • Municipal seat13 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Hallsjön23 ha2 km
  • Eldmörjan10 ha4.4 km
  • Torsjön7 ha5.5 km
  • Vänern544,536 ha5.8 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone23.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2.5 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve570 m
  • Natura 2000400 m
  • National outdoor-recreation interest410 m
  • Water protection area11.2 km
  • Habitat protection6.3 km
  • National conservation interest410 m
  • National heritage interest550 m

Services & safety

  • School1.5 km
  • Fire station5.1 km
  • Police station4.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter3 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)13.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site440 m
  • Swimming pool4 km
  • Campsite3.8 km
  • Hiking trail580 m
  • Cycle trail2.8 km
  • Floodlit track12.8 km
  • Birding site8.7 km
  • Geologically notable site350 m

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.1 km
  • Café2.2 km
  • Petrol station3.5 km
  • Library3.2 km
  • Sports hall1.8 km
  • Hotel3.4 km
  • Care home4.2 km
  • Recycling centre3.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road5.1 km
  • Railway2.7 km
  • Power line3.2 km
  • Wind turbine11.1 km
  • Mobile mast3.3 km
  • Military area15.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5 in the locality430 m
  • Mine48.9 km
  • Quarry10.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.7 km
  • Church2.3 km
  • Community hall4.7 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

  • Population40,041
  • Median income390,100 kr/yr
  • Average age43.6 years
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The figures describe Vänersborg Municipality as a whole, not Nordkroken.