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Small locality in Lidköping Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Kvarnbacken

1

Facts

MunicipalityLidköping
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population87
Area30 ha
SCB code1494SB123

2

Place profile

8/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
48/100
Quiet surroundings
75/100
Rurality
39/100
Urbanity
10/100
Family friendliness
0/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water1.2 km
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.2 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway9.1 km
  • Distance to industry7.5 km
  • Distance to power line2.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store7.3 km
  • Distance to school5.1 km
  • Distance to train station9.2 km

Median across 35 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 440–422
  • 475–949
  • 4210–1441
  • 3715–1946
  • 3220–2429
  • 1925–2920
  • 4230–3438
  • 4735–3944
  • 3140–4450
  • 4345–4941
  • 6350–5443
  • 5755–5960
  • 8560–6488
  • 8365–6976
  • 7270–7471
  • 8575–7954
  • 7180+55

Men 900Women 827

Marital status

  • Unmarried722 (42 %)
  • Married804 (47 %)
  • Divorced117 (7 %)
  • Widowed78 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Kvarnbacken, 1,727 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 87 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 1 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 3 min
  • Malmö5 h 12 min
  • Municipal seat14 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

  • Vänern544,536 ha2.7 km
  • Rösjön87 ha38.9 km
  • Hornborgasjön2,672 ha39.4 km
  • Ullstorpasjön15 ha41.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone8.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)28.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality210 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.7 km
  • Natura 20006 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.6 km
  • Water protection area9.5 km
  • Habitat protection2.2 km
  • National conservation interest3.3 km
  • National heritage interest1.6 km

Services & safety

  • School6.5 km
  • Fire station9.8 km
  • Police station9.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5.1 km
  • Swimming pool8.6 km
  • Campsite7.1 km
  • Hiking trail1 km
  • Cycle trail3.3 km
  • Floodlit track38.8 km
  • Birding site38 km
  • Geologically notable site11.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant7.5 km
  • Café4.2 km
  • Petrol station8.8 km
  • Library9.4 km
  • Sports hall6.9 km
  • Hotel7.1 km
  • Care home3.7 km
  • Recycling centre11.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.6 km
  • Railway9.1 km
  • Power line2.7 km
  • Wind turbine9.9 km
  • Mobile mast8 km
  • Military area22.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)15 km
  • Mine43.4 km
  • Quarry9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark7.1 km
  • Church3.3 km
  • Community hall9.8 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

  • Population40,425
  • Median income403,500 kr/yr
  • Average age44.3 years
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The figures describe Lidköping Municipality as a whole, not Kvarnbacken.