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Zinkgruvan
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Urban area in Askersund Municipality, Örebro County

Zinkgruvan

1

Facts

MunicipalityAskersund
CountyÖrebro County
Population334
Area175 ha
SCB code1882TB106

2

Place profile

5/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
47/100
Quiet surroundings
63/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
10/100
Senior friendliness
6/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water130 m
  • Distance to farmland720 m
  • Distance to shoreline130 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway3 km
  • Distance to industry8 km
  • Distance to power line1.9 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store8.2 km
  • Distance to school7.8 km
  • Distance to train station27.9 km

Median across 189 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 360–432
  • 415–939
  • 2810–1437
  • 4015–1941
  • 4120–2419
  • 3425–2926
  • 4730–3436
  • 4535–3930
  • 4040–4441
  • 4445–4932
  • 5050–5448
  • 6655–5950
  • 7960–6475
  • 6065–6965
  • 9170–7456
  • 5775–7950
  • 4880+44

Men 847Women 721

Marital status

  • Unmarried761 (49 %)
  • Married576 (37 %)
  • Divorced134 (9 %)
  • Widowed82 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Zinkgruvan, 1,568 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 334 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 27 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 56 min
  • Malmö5 h 13 min
  • Municipal seat25 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

  • Viksjön44 ha490 m
  • Dalbysjön11 ha1 km
  • Orkaren37 ha2.6 km
  • Hemsjön27 ha2.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Gruvmuseum ZinkgruvanmuseumCulture

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 zone26 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)4.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality450 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve80 m
  • Natura 20005.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest4.9 km
  • Water protection area1.6 km
  • Habitat protection2.4 km
  • National conservation interest5.3 km
  • National heritage interest3.6 km

Services & safety

  • School8.1 km
  • Fire station18.8 km
  • Police station13.2 km
  • Civil defence shelter2 in the locality390 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)49.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site830 m
  • Swimming pool7.2 km
  • Campsite7.8 km
  • Hiking trail4.6 km
  • Cycle trail140 m
  • Ski trail34.9 km
  • Floodlit track18.9 km
  • Birding site43.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8.2 km
  • Café12.8 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality500 m
  • Library13 km
  • Sports hall8.1 km
  • Hotel6.8 km
  • Care home8.1 km
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality170 m

Disturbance

  • Major road7.7 km
  • Railway4 km
  • Power line1.6 km
  • Wind turbine3.5 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality640 m
  • Military area20.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.6 km
  • Mine2 in the locality380 m
  • Quarry2.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality630 m
  • Church5.8 km
  • Community hall10 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 Zinkgruvan.