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ENVästbjörka
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water430 m
- Distance to farmland10 m
- Distance to shoreline430 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway1.9 km
- Distance to industry2.3 km
- Distance to power line630 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.5 km
- Distance to school2.7 km
- Distance to train station8.3 km
Median across 96 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 Västbjörka, 2,687 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 106 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 5 min
- Municipal seat13 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
- Siljan29,300 ha2.9 km
- Rejsjön10 ha4.1 km
- Hosjön12 ha5.9 km
- Bysjön13 ha6.1 km
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Nearest localities
- Vikarbyn1,191 inhabitants1.2 km
- Röjeråsen179 inhabitants1.6 km
- Nittsjö, Sätra och Backa610 inhabitants3.8 km
- Rättvik5,369 inhabitants4.4 km
- Lisselheden79 inhabitants4.6 km
- Garsås160 inhabitants7.8 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone3.4 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)18.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality470 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.3 km
- Natura 20005.8 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest13.6 km
- Water protection area8.4 km
- Habitat protection3.7 km
- National conservation interest2.5 km
- National heritage interest3.2 km
Services & safety
- School2.6 km
- Fire station9.4 km
- Police station8.4 km
- Civil defence shelter7.3 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.9 km
- Swimming pool2.1 km
- Campsite2 km
- Hiking trail2.2 km
- Cycle trail2 km
- Ski trail8.2 km
- Floodlit track2.6 km
- Geologically notable site5.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.1 km
- Café2.8 km
- Petrol station7.7 km
- Library8.7 km
- Sports hall7.6 km
- Hotel2.9 km
- Care home17.2 km
- Recycling centre19.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road2 km
- Railway2 km
- Power line1.1 km
- Wind turbine18 km
- Mobile mast8.8 km
- Military area49.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)21.6 km
- Mine14.5 km
- Quarry10.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3.6 km
- Church6.4 km
- Community hall8.4 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 Västbjörka.