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Glava
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Small locality in Arvika Municipality, Värmland County

Glava

1

Facts

MunicipalityArvika
CountyVärmland County
Population183
Area91 ha
SCB code1784SB103

2

Place profile

23/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
40/100
Quiet surroundings
60/100
Rurality
42/100
Urbanity
51/100
Family friendliness
27/100
Senior friendliness
21/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water1.1 km
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline1.1 km

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway11.1 km
  • Distance to industry7.5 km
  • Distance to power line390 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store500 m
  • Distance to school500 m
  • Distance to train station11.4 km

Median across 136 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 210–410
  • 285–912
  • 3110–1424
  • 2715–1921
  • 1320–2412
  • 1125–298
  • 1530–3417
  • 3035–3929
  • 2640–4421
  • 2745–4922
  • 3150–5421
  • 3855–5936
  • 3260–6441
  • 4865–6933
  • 5170–7440
  • 2975–7938
  • 4480+56

Men 502Women 441

Marital status

  • Unmarried462 (49 %)
  • Married288 (31 %)
  • Divorced132 (14 %)
  • Widowed55 (6 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Glava, 943 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 183 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 10 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 49 min
  • Municipal seat33 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

  • Glafsfjorden9,241 ha1.5 km
  • Hönackatjärnen10 ha1.6 km
  • Stora Gla3,452 ha4.8 km
  • Stora Skottjärnet43 ha5.1 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 zone2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)13.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land6 in the locality90 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.1 km
  • Natura 20006.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.3 km
  • Water protection area15.2 km
  • Habitat protection3.1 km
  • National conservation interest1.1 km
  • National heritage interest7.1 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality390 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality160 m
  • Police station11.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.5 km
  • Swimming pool10.1 km
  • Campsite8 km
  • Hiking trail920 m
  • Cycle trail7.1 km
  • Floodlit track11.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality590 m
  • Café1 in the locality380 m
  • Petrol station1 in the locality610 m
  • Library11.4 km
  • Sports hall9.9 km
  • Hotel11.4 km
  • Care home1 in the locality80 m
  • Recycling centre11.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road6.2 km
  • Railway11.1 km
  • Power line400 m
  • Wind turbine23.5 km
  • Mobile mast9.5 km
  • Military area43.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.6 km
  • Mine3 km
  • Quarry3.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.9 km
  • Church1 in the locality340 m
  • Community hall3.6 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

  • Population25,547
  • Median income389,800 kr/yr
  • Average age45.9 years
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The figures describe Arvika Municipality as a whole, not Glava.