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Askersund
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest140 m
- Distance to water400 m
- Distance to farmland340 m
- Distance to shoreline400 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway8.9 km
- Distance to industry420 m
- Distance to power line1.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store370 m
- Distance to school750 m
- Distance to train station20.5 km
Median across 1,306 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1010–482
- 1085–990
- 11210–14111
- 12015–1996
- 12520–24129
- 14325–2990
- 13030–3495
- 11835–39112
- 9740–4490
- 8845–49114
- 11550–54111
- 10755–59121
- 13360–64147
- 12465–69131
- 11870–74166
- 15675–79172
- 24280+332
Men 2,137Women 2,189
Marital status
- Unmarried2,155 (50 %)
- Married1,402 (32 %)
- Divorced475 (11 %)
- Widowed300 (7 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Askersund, 4,326 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,271 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 13 min
- Gothenburg3 h 41 min
- Malmö5 h 17 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
- Gårdsjön24 ha1.3 km
- Vättern188,560 ha1.6 km
- Stora Röllingen12 ha1.7 km
- Kvarnsjön7 ha1.8 km
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Nearest localities
- Åmmeberg443 inhabitants4.5 km
- Ingelsby55 inhabitants4.6 km
- Hyttebacken134 inhabitants5.9 km
- Berggården72 inhabitants7.3 km
- Hammar268 inhabitants7.7 km
- Kårberg105 inhabitants7.8 km
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Associations and activities
- Askersunds hembygdsgårdOther
- Askersund – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Askersund EFS Scout (Salt)scoutkårOutdoor life
- Askersunds landskyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO AskersundpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone35.4 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)7.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land36 in the locality30 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve240 m
- Natura 20008.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest800 m
- Water protection area5.5 km
- Habitat protection1.3 km
- National conservation interest4.2 km
- National heritage interest750 m
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality460 m
- Fire station19.9 km
- Police station1 in the locality980 m
- Civil defence shelter7 in the locality310 m
- Vulnerable area (police)45.8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality880 m
- Swimming pool3 in the locality750 m
- Campsite1 in the locality1.3 km
- Hiking trail5.6 km
- Cycle trail400 m
- Ski trail39 km
- Floodlit track16.8 km
- Birding site43.1 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant9 in the locality1 km
- Café6 in the locality570 m
- Petrol station5 in the locality70 m
- Library1 in the locality940 m
- Sports hall8.2 km
- Hotel2 in the locality1.2 km
- Care home1 in the locality380 m
- Recycling centre3 in the locality170 m
Disturbance
- Major road800 m
- Railway9.4 km
- Power line680 m
- Wind turbine6.8 km
- Mobile mast4.1 km
- Military area21.7 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.8 km
- Mine4.3 km
- Quarry11.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality600 m
- Church4 in the locality820 m
- Community hall1 in the locality560 m
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