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Björkborn
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water140 m
- Distance to farmland200 m
- Distance to shoreline140 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway100 m
- Distance to industry40 m
- Distance to power line500 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store1.6 km
- Distance to school1.9 km
- Distance to train station3 km
Median across 18 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1190–4108
- 1145–9101
- 10910–14116
- 10415–19119
- 7120–2449
- 8925–2991
- 12030–34130
- 16035–39146
- 11940–44101
- 11745–49126
- 12550–54163
- 17755–59155
- 17460–64147
- 15765–69155
- 13770–74134
- 13975–79158
- 16780+159
Men 2,198Women 2,158
Marital status
- Unmarried2,172 (50 %)
- Married1,483 (34 %)
- Divorced506 (12 %)
- Widowed195 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Björkborn, 4,356 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 58 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 18 min
- Gothenburg4 h 11 min
- Municipal seat13 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
- Möckeln1,821 ha3.2 km
- Lonnen243 ha4.1 km
- Björktjärnen12 ha5.5 km
- Tolen8 ha6.2 km
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Nearest localities
- Karlskoga27,261 inhabitants1.7 km
- Bregårdsängarna112 inhabitants3.1 km
- Valåsen och Labbsand425 inhabitants4.6 km
- Granbergsdal66 inhabitants5.1 km
- Storängen75 inhabitants6.1 km
- Högtorp83 inhabitants7.1 km
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Associations and activities
- Nobelmuseet - Björkborns HerrgårdmuseumCulture
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 zone1.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)12.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land53 in the locality110 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve890 m
- Natura 20005.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest5.1 km
- Water protection area670 m
- Habitat protection1.7 km
- National conservation interest6.4 km
- National heritage interest1.6 km
Services & safety
- School2.1 km
- Fire station1 in the locality1.4 km
- Police station3.3 km
- Civil defence shelter30 in the locality300 m
- Vulnerable area (police)36.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.7 km
- Swimming pool3.8 km
- Campsite3.7 km
- Hiking trail4.7 km
- Cycle trail680 m
- Ski trail21.4 km
- Floodlit track6.3 km
- Birding site30.5 km
- Geologically notable site40.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.7 km
- Café1 in the locality1.4 km
- Petrol station2.7 km
- Library3.2 km
- Sports hall1.4 km
- Hotel2.7 km
- Care home24.7 km
- Recycling centre6.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.1 km
- Railway2.1 km
- Power line1.1 km
- Wind turbine15.8 km
- Mobile mast1 km
- Military area4.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)11.5 km
- Mine12.9 km
- Quarry3.1 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4 in the locality990 m
- Church2.7 km
- Community hall14.2 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
- Population30,180
- Median income401,500 kr/yr
- Average age44.8 years
The figures describe Karlskoga Municipality as a whole, not Björkborn.