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Small locality in Smedjebacken Municipality, Dalarna County

Silvhyttan

1

Facts

MunicipalitySmedjebacken
CountyDalarna County
Population101
Area20 ha
SCB code2061SB119

2

Place profile

18/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
49/100
Quiet surroundings
59/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
9/100
Family friendliness
16/100
Senior friendliness
16/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water260 m
  • Distance to farmland650 m
  • Distance to shoreline260 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway3.3 km
  • Distance to industry3.6 km
  • Distance to power line1.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.6 km
  • Distance to school5.3 km
  • Distance to train station8 km

Median across 62 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 160–414
  • 195–929
  • 3310–1431
  • 2815–1923
  • 2420–2410
  • 1425–299
  • 2130–3421
  • 2435–3931
  • 3240–4426
  • 2645–4930
  • 3250–5422
  • 2855–5941
  • 4760–6448
  • 3665–6934
  • 4370–7448
  • 4675–7931
  • 2280+17

Men 491Women 465

Marital status

  • Unmarried442 (46 %)
  • Married399 (42 %)
  • Divorced84 (9 %)
  • Widowed32 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Silvhyttan, 956 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 101 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm3 h 2 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 56 min
  • Municipal seat16 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

  • Staren72 ha110 m
  • Plogen39 ha1.2 km
  • Övra Hillen468 ha2.4 km
  • Leran259 ha2.6 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.7 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality180 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.4 km
  • Natura 200025.3 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest10.7 km
  • Water protection area7.4 km
  • Habitat protection6 km
  • National conservation interest3.8 km
  • National heritage interest2.8 km

Services & safety

  • School4.7 km
  • Fire station6 km
  • Police station6.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.9 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)35.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site280 m
  • Swimming pool4.7 km
  • Campsite4.3 km
  • Hiking trail270 m
  • Cycle trail3.8 km
  • Ski trail4.2 km
  • Floodlit track3.8 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.7 km
  • Café3.3 km
  • Petrol station5.5 km
  • Library6.5 km
  • Sports hall5.3 km
  • Hotel6.4 km
  • Care home5.1 km
  • Recycling centre5.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road3.1 km
  • Railway3.4 km
  • Power line1.5 km
  • Wind turbine6.3 km
  • Mobile mast7.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.3 km
  • Mine1.3 km
  • Quarry1.3 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.8 km
  • Church6 km
  • Community hall1.8 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.

8

Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population10,823
  • Median income409,400 kr/yr
  • Average age47.5 years
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The figures describe Smedjebacken Municipality as a whole, not Silvhyttan.