
Hjortkvarn
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water340 m
- Distance to farmland410 m
- Distance to shoreline340 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway16.7 km
- Distance to industry430 m
- Distance to power line13.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store520 m
- Distance to school410 m
- Distance to train station26.8 km
Median across 141 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 410–437
- 335–941
- 4010–1444
- 5315–1937
- 2520–2421
- 3525–2928
- 5430–3451
- 3735–3946
- 5040–4444
- 5345–4947
- 4950–5457
- 7355–5967
- 7560–6458
- 7465–6968
- 5370–7449
- 5575–7941
- 4980+49
Men 849Women 785
Marital status
- Unmarried842 (51 %)
- Married585 (36 %)
- Divorced150 (9 %)
- Widowed58 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Hjortkvarn, 1,634 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 220 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 11 min
- Gothenburg4 h 14 min
- Malmö5 h 34 min
- Municipal seat39 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
- Nedra Gryten85 ha4 km
- Avern644 ha4.1 km
- Björnhammarsjön30 ha4.5 km
- Övra Gryten36 ha4.9 km
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Nearest localities
- Ljusfallshammar313 inhabitants12.1 km
- Grytgöl285 inhabitants12.2 km
- Svennevad150 inhabitants13 km
- Brevens bruk129 inhabitants15 km
- Igelfors244 inhabitants15.6 km
- Pålsboda1,610 inhabitants18.1 km
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Associations and activities
- Hjortkvarns kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO HjortkvarnpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone19.8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)3.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land10 in the locality250 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.9 km
- Natura 20006.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest24.3 km
- Water protection area110 m
- Habitat protection5.8 km
- National conservation interest870 m
- National heritage interest590 m
Services & safety
- School12.2 km
- Fire station1 in the locality190 m
- Police station26.5 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality520 m
- Vulnerable area (police)44.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site9 km
- Swimming pool4.9 km
- Campsite4.9 km
- Hiking trail5.8 km
- Cycle trail80 m
- Ski trail15.6 km
- Floodlit track19.6 km
- Birding site30.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant5.9 km
- Café1 in the locality520 m
- Petrol station1 in the locality300 m
- Library26.6 km
- Sports hall13.1 km
- Hotel15 km
- Care home19.5 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality360 m
Disturbance
- Major road130 m
- Railway16.5 km
- Power line13.3 km
- Wind turbine12.2 km
- Mobile mast1.1 km
- Military area22.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.8 km
- Mine14.7 km
- Quarry2.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark8.7 km
- Church1 in the locality160 m
- Community hall20.7 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
- Population16,120
- Median income385,200 kr/yr
- Average age43.1 years
The figures describe Hallsberg Municipality as a whole, not Hjortkvarn.