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Rockhammar
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Urban area in Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County

Rockhammar

1

Facts

MunicipalityLindesberg
CountyÖrebro County
Population249
Area79 ha
SCB code1885TB106

2

Place profile

18/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
43/100
Quiet surroundings
60/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
13/100
Family friendliness
22/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water150 m
  • Distance to farmland220 m
  • Distance to shoreline150 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway1.8 km
  • Distance to industry400 m
  • Distance to power line3.5 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store8.2 km
  • Distance to school570 m
  • Distance to train station8.1 km

Median across 164 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 200–423
  • 385–929
  • 4110–1425
  • 2615–1941
  • 1520–2416
  • 2725–2923
  • 2630–3426
  • 3835–3932
  • 4040–4428
  • 3045–4933
  • 5050–5437
  • 4355–5951
  • 4260–6450
  • 4465–6946
  • 5270–7439
  • 5175–7946
  • 4480+25

Men 627Women 570

Marital status

  • Unmarried595 (49 %)
  • Married437 (36 %)
  • Divorced130 (11 %)
  • Widowed41 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Rockhammar, 1,197 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 249 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm2 h 33 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 32 min
  • Municipal seat26 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

  • Hammarsjön19 ha1.2 km
  • Stora Borrsjön15 ha1.3 km
  • Övresjön10 ha1.4 km
  • Fänsbosjön12 ha2.1 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 zone5.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land9 in the locality100 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.1 km
  • Natura 20009.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest21.4 km
  • Water protection area960 m
  • Habitat protection1.9 km
  • National conservation interest4.4 km
  • National heritage interest8.7 km

Services & safety

  • School6.5 km
  • Fire station8.5 km
  • Police station14.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter7.6 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)28.7 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site9 km
  • Swimming pool3 in the locality110 m
  • Campsite8.8 km
  • Hiking trail19.2 km
  • Cycle trail16 km
  • Ski trail24.1 km
  • Floodlit track15.9 km
  • Birding site29.2 km
  • Geologically notable site43.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8.4 km
  • Café13.4 km
  • Petrol station8.2 km
  • Library13 km
  • Sports hall8 km
  • Hotel8.3 km
  • Care home8.4 km
  • Recycling centre14.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road5 km
  • Railway2.6 km
  • Power line3.4 km
  • Wind turbine14.5 km
  • Mobile mast1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Military area19.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.3 km
  • Mine9.9 km
  • Quarry13.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark150 m
  • Church6.7 km
  • Community hall8.3 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

  • Population23,141
  • Median income382,900 kr/yr
  • Average age45.1 years
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The figures describe Lindesberg Municipality as a whole, not Rockhammar.