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Alster
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Urban area in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County

Alster

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1

Facts

MunicipalityKarlstad
CountyVärmland County
Population822
Area146 ha
SCB code1780TB101

2

Place profile

63/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
54/100
Quiet surroundings
54/100
Rurality
56/100
Urbanity
56/100
Family friendliness
69/100
Senior friendliness
59/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water300 m
  • Distance to farmland600 m
  • Distance to shoreline300 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway320 m
  • Distance to industry530 m
  • Distance to power line2.6 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.2 km
  • Distance to school2.4 km
  • Distance to train station2.3 km

Median across 412 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 370–426
  • 425–946
  • 5310–1445
  • 4215–1942
  • 1920–2413
  • 1625–2912
  • 3230–3438
  • 3935–3937
  • 5040–4451
  • 4745–4941
  • 3650–5430
  • 3655–5935
  • 3760–6430
  • 1265–6927
  • 3370–7431
  • 4175–7925
  • 2380+13

Men 595Women 542

Marital status

  • Unmarried604 (53 %)
  • Married438 (39 %)
  • Divorced70 (6 %)
  • Widowed23 (2 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Alster, 1,137 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 822 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

  • Stockholm3 h 54 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 43 min
  • Municipal seat9 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

  • Välsviktjärnet8 ha2.8 km
  • Vänern544,536 ha3.6 km
  • Kroppkärrssjön67 ha3.9 km
  • Alstern582 ha3.9 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Alsters kyrkakyrkaReligion

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 zone5.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality890 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.3 km
  • Natura 20006.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.9 km
  • Water protection area9.5 km
  • Habitat protection820 m
  • National conservation interest2.4 km
  • National heritage interest740 m

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality440 m
  • Fire station7.7 km
  • Police station7.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site670 m
  • Swimming pool3.1 km
  • Campsite8.2 km
  • Hiking trail1.2 km
  • Cycle trail590 m
  • Floodlit track3.2 km
  • Birding site14.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality1.2 km
  • Café2.5 km
  • Petrol station750 m
  • Library2.7 km
  • Sports hall3.1 km
  • Hotel5.1 km
  • Care home3.9 km
  • Recycling centre3.3 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.2 km
  • Railway1.2 km
  • Power line2.4 km
  • Wind turbine9.2 km
  • Mobile mast3 km
  • Military area34.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 in the locality740 m
  • Mine45.8 km
  • Quarry1.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3 in the locality1.2 km
  • Church2.8 km
  • Community hall3.1 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

  • Population98,084
  • Median income387,800 kr/yr
  • Average age42.0 years
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The figures describe Karlstad Municipality as a whole, not Alster.