
Garphyttan
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water550 m
- Distance to farmland430 m
- Distance to shoreline550 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway13.3 km
- Distance to industry540 m
- Distance to power line460 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store610 m
- Distance to school530 m
- Distance to train station14.7 km
Median across 495 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 560–431
- 575–948
- 5410–1470
- 7715–1965
- 4420–2417
- 3125–2924
- 5130–3451
- 6935–3963
- 4740–4455
- 5845–4956
- 6550–5458
- 5155–5942
- 4960–6447
- 5165–6938
- 3870–7436
- 3975–7944
- 4180+29
Men 878Women 774
Marital status
- Unmarried892 (55 %)
- Married521 (32 %)
- Divorced171 (10 %)
- Widowed48 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Garphyttan, 1,652 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,602 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
- Stockholm2 h 52 min
- Gothenburg4 h 2 min
- Municipal seat22 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
- Björktjärnen16 ha3 km
- Falkasjön23 ha3.2 km
- Södra Ånnabosjön13 ha3.2 km
- Stora Axsjön50 ha4 km
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Nearest localities
- Olofstorp120 inhabitants2.3 km
- Arvaby72 inhabitants2.6 km
- Norra Latorp54 inhabitants3 km
- Moshyttan104 inhabitants3.6 km
- Latorpsbruk776 inhabitants3.6 km
- Tysslinge92 inhabitants4.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Garphyttans IFOrienteringOutdoor life
- Garphyttans GymnastikföreningGymnastikSports
- Garphyttan industrimuseummuseumCulture
- Garphyttans FrikyrkoförsamlingReligion och livsåskådningReligion
- Garphyttans missionshuskyrkaReligion
- PRO Garphyttan-VintrosapensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone19.6 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)1.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land11 in the locality80 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1 km
- Natura 20005.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.5 km
- Water protection area320 m
- Habitat protection620 m
- National conservation interest860 m
- National heritage interest7.2 km
Services & safety
- School2 in the locality220 m
- Fire station1 in the locality250 m
- Police station15.6 km
- Civil defence shelter11.4 km
- Vulnerable area (police)12.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.9 km
- Swimming pool11.2 km
- Campsite3.1 km
- Hiking trail2 km
- Cycle trail230 m
- Ski trail2.7 km
- Floodlit track23.1 km
- Birding site6.5 km
- Geologically notable site45.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality480 m
- Café1 in the locality780 m
- Petrol station5.9 km
- Library5.6 km
- Sports hall2.5 km
- Hotel13.6 km
- Care home12 km
- Recycling centre11.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road110 m
- Railway16.5 km
- Power line80 m
- Wind turbine8.9 km
- Mobile mast1.3 km
- Military area3.2 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.9 km
- Mine6.1 km
- Quarry1.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality350 m
- Church2 in the locality180 m
- Community hall11.1 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
- Population160,140
- Median income378,000 kr/yr
- Average age40.5 years
The figures describe Örebro Municipality as a whole, not Garphyttan.