Östbjörka
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest80 m
- Distance to water680 m
- Distance to farmland10 m
- Distance to shoreline680 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway8.2 km
- Distance to industry4.8 km
- Distance to power line1.5 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store6.2 km
- Distance to school6.2 km
- Distance to train station9.7 km
Median across 95 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 600–442
- 555–963
- 6810–1458
- 5715–1955
- 6520–2451
- 4825–2947
- 7530–3463
- 7435–3990
- 6640–4450
- 6845–4971
- 9850–5484
- 8255–5988
- 11160–64106
- 11965–6995
- 10570–7478
- 11775–79112
- 14080+126
Men 1,408Women 1,279
Marital status
- Unmarried1,391 (52 %)
- Married907 (34 %)
- Divorced284 (11 %)
- Widowed105 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Östbjörka, 2,687 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 96 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
- Stockholm4 h 13 min
- Municipal seat21 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
- Gryssen21 ha1 km
- Ensen81 ha4.1 km
- Bysjön13 ha4.2 km
- Brunnarna19 ha4.6 km
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Nearest localities
- Nittsjö, Sätra och Backa610 inhabitants4.5 km
- Boda525 inhabitants4.8 km
- Nedre Gärdsjö384 inhabitants5.9 km
- Rättvik5,369 inhabitants7.1 km
- Born82 inhabitants7.3 km
- Vikarbyn1,191 inhabitants7.4 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone12.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)20.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land540 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve660 m
- Natura 20004.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest8.7 km
- Water protection area3 km
- Habitat protection830 m
- National conservation interestThe locality lies within
- National heritage interest1.2 km
Services & safety
- School6 km
- Fire station8.9 km
- Police station9.5 km
- Civil defence shelter8.4 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site4.6 km
- Swimming pool9.6 km
- Campsite8.2 km
- Hiking trail4.3 km
- Cycle trail520 m
- Ski trail6.8 km
- Floodlit track6.4 km
- Geologically notable site640 m
Service & nöje
- Restaurant5.9 km
- Café5.1 km
- Petrol station5.9 km
- Library10 km
- Sports hall7.1 km
- Hotel8.9 km
- Care home21.9 km
- Recycling centre26 km
Disturbance
- Major road4.8 km
- Railway8.5 km
- Power line1.6 km
- Wind turbine11.1 km
- Mobile mast18.1 km
- Military area47.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)23.7 km
- Mine6.9 km
- Quarry4.8 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3 km
- Church6 km
- Community hall5.3 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
- Population10,998
- Median income375,400 kr/yr
- Average age49.6 years
The figures describe Rättvik Municipality as a whole, not Östbjörka.