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Kvicksund
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Urban area in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County

Kvicksund

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Facts

MunicipalityVästerås
CountyVästmanland County
Population2,282
Area483 ha
SCB code1980TB101

2

Place profile

26/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
47/100
Quiet surroundings
53/100
Rurality
53/100
Urbanity
39/100
Family friendliness
26/100
Senior friendliness
12/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water170 m
  • Distance to farmland300 m
  • Distance to shoreline170 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway570 m
  • Distance to industry720 m
  • Distance to power line7.7 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.4 km
  • Distance to school1.9 km
  • Distance to train station1.4 km

Median across 1,121 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 700–467
  • 865–993
  • 9110–1495
  • 9715–1995
  • 6520–2437
  • 3925–2927
  • 6330–3482
  • 9135–3983
  • 8940–4474
  • 8145–4984
  • 11250–54118
  • 13555–59120
  • 10960–64107
  • 8565–6968
  • 7370–7476
  • 8775–7979
  • 7280+67

Men 1,445Women 1,372

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,299 (46 %)
  • Married1,138 (41 %)
  • Divorced285 (10 %)
  • Widowed84 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Kvicksund, 2,817 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,282 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 38 min
  • Gothenburg4 h 55 min
  • Municipal seat23 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

  • Mälaren107,455 ha1.8 km
  • Borsöknasjön33 ha14.4 km
  • Skanssjön8 ha18 km
  • Hedfjärden237 ha18.9 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone8.9 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)12.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land11 in the locality200 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.7 km
  • Natura 20003.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.2 km
  • Water protection area1.6 km
  • Habitat protection3 km
  • National conservation interest3.1 km
  • National heritage interest1.7 km

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality1.7 km
  • Fire station9.7 km
  • Police station15.1 km
  • Civil defence shelter6 in the locality200 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)13.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality1.7 km
  • Swimming pool2 in the locality1.6 km
  • Campsite6.2 km
  • Hiking trail4.2 km
  • Cycle trail120 m
  • Floodlit track11.1 km
  • Birding site11.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1 in the locality900 m
  • Café4.3 km
  • Petrol station1 in the locality340 m
  • Library9.6 km
  • Sports hall1 in the locality2.2 km
  • Hotel9 km
  • Care home8.5 km
  • Recycling centre7.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road680 m
  • Railway690 m
  • Power line8.1 km
  • Wind turbine16.9 km
  • Mobile mast730 m
  • Military area24.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.4 km
  • Mine23 km
  • Quarry6.8 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark6.2 km
  • Church3.9 km
  • Community hall4.3 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

  • Population160,634
  • Median income399,500 kr/yr
  • Average age41.6 years
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The figures describe Västerås Municipality as a whole, not Kvicksund.