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Åmmeberg
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Urban area in Askersund Municipality, Örebro County

Åmmeberg

1

Facts

MunicipalityAskersund
CountyÖrebro County
Population443
Area218 ha
SCB code1882TB107

2

Place profile

19/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
55/100
Quiet surroundings
59/100
Rurality
54/100
Urbanity
15/100
Family friendliness
19/100
Senior friendliness
16/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water260 m
  • Distance to farmland100 m
  • Distance to shoreline260 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway6.7 km
  • Distance to industry4.9 km
  • Distance to power line700 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store730 m
  • Distance to school5.3 km
  • Distance to train station23.2 km

Median across 399 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 780–457
  • 855–987
  • 6410–1479
  • 8115–1977
  • 6820–2437
  • 5725–2953
  • 8830–3466
  • 8335–3972
  • 8740–4483
  • 9445–4979
  • 9850–5493
  • 13255–5988
  • 13960–64136
  • 11265–69115
  • 15070–7498
  • 10475–79104
  • 9480+74

Men 1,614Women 1,398

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,512 (50 %)
  • Married1,089 (36 %)
  • Divorced263 (9 %)
  • Widowed133 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Åmmeberg, 3,012 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 443 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm3 h 16 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 50 min
  • Malmö5 h 17 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

  • Åmmelången304 ha430 m
  • Vättern188,560 ha1.4 km
  • Björnlången11 ha1.9 km
  • Jonsjön10 ha2.4 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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone32.5 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land11 in the locality100 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.8 km
  • Natura 20006.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest490 m
  • Water protection area5.4 km
  • Habitat protection2.3 km
  • National conservation interest4.1 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality400 m
  • Fire station25.3 km
  • Police station5.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter5.6 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)46.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.3 km
  • Swimming pool1.4 km
  • Campsite5.2 km
  • Hiking trail1.8 km
  • Cycle trail70 m
  • Ski trail35.8 km
  • Floodlit track17.6 km
  • Birding site41.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.3 km
  • Café5 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality90 m
  • Library5.4 km
  • Sports hall8.5 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality130 m
  • Care home5.5 km
  • Recycling centre5.5 km

Disturbance

  • Major road4.9 km
  • Railway6.8 km
  • Power line760 m
  • Wind turbine6 km
  • Mobile mast930 m
  • Military area21.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 km
  • Mine2.5 km
  • Quarry9.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality320 m
  • Church5.6 km
  • Community hall5 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

  • Population11,477
  • Median income398,700 kr/yr
  • Average age47.4 years
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The figures describe Askersund Municipality as a whole, not Åmmeberg.