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Norberg
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Urban area in Norberg Municipality, Västmanland County

Norberg

1

Facts

MunicipalityNorberg
CountyVästmanland County
Population4,387
Area744 ha
SCB code1962TC101

2

Place profile

63/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
34/100
Quiet surroundings
48/100
Rurality
46/100
Urbanity
63/100
Family friendliness
62/100
Senior friendliness
54/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water320 m
  • Distance to farmland650 m
  • Distance to shoreline320 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway410 m
  • Distance to industry340 m
  • Distance to power line460 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store720 m
  • Distance to school940 m
  • Distance to train station650 m

Median across 1,878 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 1260–488
  • 1535–9135
  • 14710–14134
  • 16615–19153
  • 11220–2488
  • 10225–2997
  • 14730–34144
  • 15835–39161
  • 16640–44155
  • 13545–49116
  • 17450–54148
  • 17955–59156
  • 20260–64211
  • 18465–69164
  • 18970–74194
  • 19375–79180
  • 21680+240

Men 2,749Women 2,564

Marital status

  • Unmarried2,801 (52 %)
  • Married1,631 (31 %)
  • Divorced625 (12 %)
  • Widowed290 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Norberg, 5,313 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,387 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 36 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 46 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

  • Noren133 ha790 m
  • Kalven17 ha2.2 km
  • Brunnsjön13 ha2.4 km
  • Målsjön75 ha2.9 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Associations and activities

  • Norberg ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
  • Norbergs padelidrottsplanSports
  • Norbergs bibliotekbibliotekCulture
  • Norbergs gruvmuseummuseumCulture
  • Norbergs kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • PRO NorbergpensionärsföreningSocial

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 zone11.3 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)10.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land49 in the locality150 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.1 km
  • Natura 200010.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest10.9 km
  • Water protection area8.5 km
  • Habitat protection6.9 km
  • National conservation interest2.1 km
  • National heritage interest950 m

Services & safety

  • School3 in the locality900 m
  • Fire station1 in the locality740 m
  • Police station10.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter1 in the locality1.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1.1 km
  • Swimming pool3.6 km
  • Campsite870 m
  • Hiking trail2 km
  • Cycle trail11.5 km
  • Ski trail600 m
  • Floodlit track2.1 km
  • Birding site49.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality1.1 km
  • Café2 in the locality1 km
  • Petrol station3 in the locality180 m
  • Library1 in the locality660 m
  • Sports hall2 in the locality1.2 km
  • Hotel4 in the locality1.1 km
  • Care home17.2 km
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality2.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road170 m
  • Railway430 m
  • Power line540 m
  • Wind turbine7.6 km
  • Mobile mast5.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4 in the locality170 m
  • Mine4 in the locality360 m
  • Quarry880 m

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4 in the locality1.1 km
  • Church2 in the locality360 m
  • Community hall19.2 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

  • Population5,452
  • Median income379,800 kr/yr
  • Average age47.0 years
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