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Kolbäck
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest100 m
- Distance to water220 m
- Distance to farmland140 m
- Distance to shoreline220 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway330 m
- Distance to industry280 m
- Distance to power line480 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store610 m
- Distance to school410 m
- Distance to train station610 m
Median across 594 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 660–449
- 565–967
- 8010–1468
- 8615–1963
- 5320–2447
- 6125–2957
- 9530–3496
- 9735–3982
- 7540–4473
- 8845–4964
- 7350–5476
- 9055–5977
- 6960–6487
- 6165–6959
- 5470–7454
- 7075–7970
- 8680+123
Men 1,260Women 1,212
Marital status
- Unmarried1,326 (54 %)
- Married719 (29 %)
- Divorced283 (12 %)
- Widowed132 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Kolbäck, 2,472 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,108 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
- Stockholm1 h 49 min
- Gothenburg4 h 48 min
- Municipal seat10 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
- Skanssjön8 ha5.4 km
- Mälaren107,455 ha5.9 km
- Långsjön77 ha13.6 km
- Västersjön67 ha13.8 km
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Nearest localities
- Olvsta56 inhabitants1.7 km
- Västerkvarn142 inhabitants1.9 km
- Sörstafors284 inhabitants2 km
- Strömsholm700 inhabitants2.7 km
- Södra Hallstahammar1,027 inhabitants3.4 km
- Hallstahammar10,147 inhabitants3.8 km
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Associations and activities
- Kolbäck – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Kolbäcks kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO KolbäckpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone330 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land31 in the locality80 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve650 m
- Natura 20002.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest670 m
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection5.2 km
- National conservation interest2.5 km
- National heritage interest280 m
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality480 m
- Fire station1 in the locality420 m
- Police station5.6 km
- Civil defence shelter4 in the locality50 m
- Vulnerable area (police)12.8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site6.4 km
- Swimming pool5.4 km
- Campsite2.4 km
- Hiking trail4 km
- Cycle trail240 m
- Floodlit track1.6 km
- Birding site15.1 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality40 m
- Café4.8 km
- Petrol station3.2 km
- Library1 in the locality140 m
- Sports hall3 in the locality150 m
- Hotel3.7 km
- Care home1 in the locality320 m
- Recycling centre7.7 km
Disturbance
- Major road120 m
- Railway330 m
- Power line750 m
- Wind turbine8.5 km
- Mobile mast2.8 km
- Military area25.4 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4.1 km
- Mine12.6 km
- Quarry6.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4.9 km
- Church2 in the locality480 m
- Community hall2 in the locality130 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
- Population16,653
- Median income388,300 kr/yr
- Average age43.4 years
The figures describe Hallstahammar Municipality as a whole, not Kolbäck.