
Rockhammar
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 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.
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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.
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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
- Frövi2,533 inhabitants7.1 km
- Vanneboda68 inhabitants7.3 km
- Vedevåg669 inhabitants7.6 km
- Säterslund123 inhabitants7.7 km
- Norra Sundbotorp61 inhabitants9.2 km
- Fellingsbro1,374 inhabitants11.5 km
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Associations and activities
- PRO RockhammarpensionärsföreningSocial
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 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
The figures describe Lindesberg Municipality as a whole, not Rockhammar.