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Hjo
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Urban area in Hjo Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Hjo

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1

Facts

MunicipalityHjo
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population6,427
Area545 ha
SCB code1497TC102

2

Place profile

43/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
32/100
Quiet surroundings
45/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
65/100
Family friendliness
46/100
Senior friendliness
59/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest110 m
  • Distance to water460 m
  • Distance to farmland340 m
  • Distance to shoreline460 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway23.9 km
  • Distance to industry440 m
  • Distance to power line1.2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store760 m
  • Distance to school520 m
  • Distance to train station26.7 km

Median across 2,051 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1670–4133
  • 1625–9180
  • 19710–14165
  • 19215–19179
  • 16520–24128
  • 12725–29113
  • 19430–34190
  • 18435–39189
  • 18940–44190
  • 16945–49182
  • 18450–54192
  • 20155–59225
  • 19460–64186
  • 17365–69207
  • 20470–74224
  • 23475–79238
  • 28480+388

Men 3,220Women 3,309

Marital status

  • Unmarried3,267 (50 %)
  • Married2,181 (33 %)
  • Divorced670 (10 %)
  • Widowed401 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Hjo, 6,529 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 6,427 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 39 min
  • Gothenburg2 h 43 min
  • Malmö4 h 19 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

  • Vättern188,560 ha900 m
  • Mullsjön387 ha2.9 km
  • Mellandammen8 ha5.2 km
  • Björsjön21 ha8.9 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone9.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)11.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land52 in the locality190 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve60 m
  • Natura 200020.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest19.6 km
  • Water protection area1.1 km
  • Habitat protection2.9 km
  • National conservation interest380 m
  • National heritage interest490 m

Services & safety

  • School5 in the locality410 m
  • Fire station14.5 km
  • Police station26.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter10 in the locality230 m

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality1 km
  • Swimming pool11 in the locality270 m
  • Campsite2 in the locality970 m
  • Hiking trail80 m
  • Cycle trail210 m
  • Floodlit track21.2 km
  • Birding site31.9 km
  • Geologically notable site47.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant10 in the locality400 m
  • Café3 in the locality740 m
  • Petrol station3 in the locality930 m
  • Library22.7 km
  • Sports hall2 in the locality1 km
  • Hotel5 in the locality800 m
  • Care home13.8 km
  • Recycling centre13.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road540 m
  • Railway24.8 km
  • Power line960 m
  • Wind turbine4.2 km
  • Mobile mast2 in the locality230 m
  • Military area13.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)980 m
  • Mine21.3 km
  • Quarry5.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark15 km
  • Church7 in the locality530 m
  • Community hall10.2 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

  • Population9,350
  • Median income395,700 kr/yr
  • Average age45.4 years
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