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Small locality in Smedjebacken Municipality, Dalarna County

Viksberg

1

Facts

MunicipalitySmedjebacken
CountyDalarna County
Population50
Area43 ha
SCB code2061SB124

2

Place profile

20/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
60/100
Quiet surroundings
63/100
Rurality
52/100
Urbanity
13/100
Family friendliness
14/100
Senior friendliness
15/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water210 m
  • Distance to farmland310 m
  • Distance to shoreline210 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway2.9 km
  • Distance to industry6.2 km
  • Distance to power line130 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store7 km
  • Distance to school4 km
  • Distance to train station4.2 km

Median across 83 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 260–435
  • 375–938
  • 4510–1437
  • 4415–1934
  • 1720–2422
  • 1625–2914
  • 3030–3439
  • 4535–3945
  • 5140–4439
  • 5345–4947
  • 5750–5453
  • 6655–5960
  • 7960–6479
  • 6565–6969
  • 6870–7469
  • 5275–7936
  • 6280+59

Men 813Women 775

Marital status

  • Unmarried728 (46 %)
  • Married632 (40 %)
  • Divorced166 (10 %)
  • Widowed66 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Viksberg, 1,588 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 50 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm2 h 29 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 29 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Södra Barken1,224 ha240 m
  • Saxen199 ha2.2 km
  • Stora Lexen90 ha3 km
  • Billsjön187 ha3.7 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone380 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.8 km
  • Natura 20006.1 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest150 m
  • Water protection areaThe locality lies within
  • Habitat protection3.6 km
  • National conservation interest4 km
  • National heritage interest3.4 km

Services & safety

  • School4.2 km
  • Fire station7 km
  • Police station7.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter6.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.9 km
  • Swimming pool8 km
  • Campsite3 km
  • Hiking trail4.2 km
  • Cycle trail3.1 km
  • Ski trail15.2 km
  • Floodlit track5.5 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.8 km
  • Café10.6 km
  • Petrol station6.9 km
  • Library16.7 km
  • Sports hall6 km
  • Hotel7.2 km
  • Care home18.4 km
  • Recycling centre10.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road470 m
  • Railway3 km
  • Power line600 m
  • Wind turbine11.9 km
  • Mobile mast4.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.7 km
  • Mine2.7 km
  • Quarry7.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.4 km
  • Church6.9 km
  • Community hall18.4 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.

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 Viksberg.