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Gropen
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Urban area in Lekeberg Municipality, Örebro County

Gropen

1

Facts

MunicipalityLekeberg
CountyÖrebro County
Population270
Area115 ha
SCB code1814TB102

2

Place profile

40/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
26/100
Quiet surroundings
61/100
Rurality
37/100
Urbanity
34/100
Family friendliness
44/100
Senior friendliness
42/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest90 m
  • Distance to water260 m
  • Distance to farmland30 m
  • Distance to shoreline260 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway12.3 km
  • Distance to industry2.9 km
  • Distance to power line2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.5 km
  • Distance to school3 km
  • Distance to train station30.2 km

Median across 173 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 900–475
  • 1065–9103
  • 11810–1480
  • 11515–19100
  • 6320–2467
  • 6425–2968
  • 11130–3495
  • 10835–39101
  • 10940–4491
  • 8945–4999
  • 12250–54102
  • 11455–5995
  • 8260–6498
  • 10065–6997
  • 8470–7487
  • 9375–7994
  • 10080+105

Men 1,668Women 1,557

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,738 (54 %)
  • Married1,081 (34 %)
  • Divorced264 (8 %)
  • Widowed120 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Gropen, 3,225 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 270 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm2 h 59 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 38 min
  • Malmö5 h 50 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

  • Velandasjön18 ha2.6 km
  • Logsjön144 ha3.5 km
  • Stora Sirsjön27 ha8.5 km
  • Gårdsjön18 ha9 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone23.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)11.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land10 in the locality110 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.5 km
  • Natura 20004.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest5.9 km
  • Water protection area14.9 km
  • Habitat protection3.6 km
  • National conservation interest2.9 km
  • National heritage interest2.2 km

Services & safety

  • School2.6 km
  • Fire station3.1 km
  • Police station18.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.9 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)23.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site10.6 km
  • Swimming pool2.7 km
  • Campsite2.7 km
  • Hiking trail2 km
  • Cycle trail20 m
  • Ski trail19.5 km
  • Floodlit track18.5 km
  • Birding site18.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3 km
  • Café3 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality580 m
  • Library3.1 km
  • Sports hall4.3 km
  • Hotel18 km
  • Care home2.7 km
  • Recycling centre3.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road580 m
  • Railway12.3 km
  • Power line2.5 km
  • Wind turbine8.5 km
  • Mobile mast1.4 km
  • Military area14.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6.4 km
  • Mine7.4 km
  • Quarry4.9 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark2.2 km
  • Church2 in the locality720 m
  • Community hall18.6 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

  • Population8,606
  • Median income409,800 kr/yr
  • Average age41.5 years
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The figures describe Lekeberg Municipality as a whole, not Gropen.