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Skara
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Urban area in Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Skara

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1

Facts

MunicipalitySkara
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population11,475
Area840 ha
SCB code1495TC104

2

Place profile

79/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
10/100
Quiet surroundings
40/100
Rurality
36/100
Urbanity
85/100
Family friendliness
76/100
Senior friendliness
74/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest150 m
  • Distance to water660 m
  • Distance to farmland300 m
  • Distance to shoreline660 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway680 m
  • Distance to industry430 m
  • Distance to power line600 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store660 m
  • Distance to school400 m
  • Distance to train station970 m

Median across 2,522 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 2710–4265
  • 3145–9298
  • 36510–14326
  • 36215–19358
  • 36420–24377
  • 41625–29357
  • 40930–34338
  • 37735–39385
  • 33840–44309
  • 29745–49309
  • 31450–54340
  • 41855–59423
  • 35160–64359
  • 29065–69319
  • 28670–74298
  • 29275–79316
  • 34680+575

Men 5,810Women 5,952

Marital status

  • Unmarried6,392 (54 %)
  • Married3,454 (29 %)
  • Divorced1,260 (11 %)
  • Widowed644 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 7 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Skara, 11,762 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 11,475 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 40 min
  • Gothenburg1 h 45 min
  • Malmö4 h 44 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

  • Hornborgasjön2,672 ha7.4 km
  • Vingasjön15 ha8.4 km
  • Tresjö7 ha9.4 km
  • Spånnsjön12 ha9.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone4.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)22.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land72 in the locality30 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.6 km
  • Natura 20007.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6 km
  • Water protection area7.5 km
  • Habitat protection9.7 km
  • National conservation interest2.1 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School17 in the locality160 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality1 km
  • Police station16.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter141 in the locality20 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site8.5 km
  • Swimming pool10 in the locality470 m
  • Campsite1 in the locality1.5 km
  • Hiking trail370 m
  • Cycle trail810 m
  • Floodlit track25.8 km
  • Birding site9.7 km
  • Geologically notable site32.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant6 in the locality150 m
  • Café3 in the locality90 m
  • Petrol station8 in the locality550 m
  • Library2 in the locality410 m
  • Sports hall5 in the locality1.3 km
  • Hotel5 in the locality270 m
  • Care home1 in the locality650 m
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality960 m

Disturbance

  • Major road70 m
  • Railway15.4 km
  • Power line890 m
  • Wind turbine3 km
  • Mobile mast2 in the locality1 km
  • Military area12.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6 in the locality960 m
  • Mine19.2 km
  • Quarry7.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5 in the locality310 m
  • Church5 in the locality370 m
  • Community hall1 in the locality370 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

  • Population18,707
  • Median income389,500 kr/yr
  • Average age43.7 years
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