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Brobacke
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Small locality in Sala Municipality, Västmanland County

Brobacke

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1

Facts

MunicipalitySala
CountyVästmanland County
Population175
Area55 ha
SCB code1981SB112

2

Place profile

7/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
38/100
Quiet surroundings
71/100
Rurality
35/100
Urbanity
0/100
Family friendliness
8/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water410 m
  • Distance to farmland80 m
  • Distance to shoreline410 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway4.5 km
  • Distance to industry12 km
  • Distance to power line1.8 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store9.1 km
  • Distance to school2.5 km
  • Distance to train station14.4 km

Median across 109 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 450–430
  • 675–944
  • 6110–1465
  • 6015–1963
  • 5120–2437
  • 3225–2929
  • 4530–3442
  • 5735–3958
  • 5240–4455
  • 6545–4957
  • 8250–5460
  • 6555–5976
  • 7760–6465
  • 7265–6966
  • 7570–7477
  • 7875–7976
  • 9880+83

Men 1,082Women 983

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,014 (49 %)
  • Married720 (35 %)
  • Divorced210 (10 %)
  • Widowed113 (5 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Brobacke, 2,065 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 175 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 1 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 42 min
  • Municipal seat22 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

  • Norra Tappebosjön30 ha3.2 km
  • Gårbarken26 ha3.3 km
  • Södra Tappebosjön19 ha4.1 km
  • Gavelbarken8 ha4.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone7.1 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)8.8 km
  • Potentially contaminated land8 in the locality190 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4.4 km
  • Natura 20006.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest15.8 km
  • Water protection area130 m
  • Habitat protection3 km
  • National conservation interest600 m
  • National heritage interest4.2 km

Services & safety

  • School2.5 km
  • Fire station1 in the locality180 m
  • Police station16.7 km
  • Civil defence shelter11.5 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)46.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.8 km
  • Swimming pool7.8 km
  • Campsite8.8 km
  • Hiking trail9.9 km
  • Cycle trail9.8 km
  • Ski trail23.5 km
  • Floodlit track510 m
  • Birding site33.1 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant8.8 km
  • Café7.9 km
  • Petrol station8.6 km
  • Library16.6 km
  • Sports hall5.9 km
  • Hotel12.2 km
  • Care home9.3 km
  • Recycling centre11.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road400 m
  • Railway4.8 km
  • Power line1.7 km
  • Wind turbine5.2 km
  • Mobile mast15.6 km
  • Military area42.4 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.7 km
  • Mine8.5 km
  • Quarry950 m

Culture

  • Museum or landmark9.4 km
  • Church9.1 km
  • Community hall8.9 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

  • Population22,843
  • Median income376,300 kr/yr
  • Average age44.8 years
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The figures describe Sala Municipality as a whole, not Brobacke.