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Kniva
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Small locality in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County

Kniva

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1

Facts

MunicipalityFalun
CountyDalarna County
Population143
Area62 ha
SCB code2080SB144

2

Place profile

22/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
57/100
Quiet surroundings
59/100
Rurality
52/100
Urbanity
30/100
Family friendliness
21/100
Senior friendliness
26/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest10 m
  • Distance to water500 m
  • Distance to farmland140 m
  • Distance to shoreline500 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway3.3 km
  • Distance to industry3.8 km
  • Distance to power line740 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.6 km
  • Distance to school4.5 km
  • Distance to train station9.7 km

Median across 92 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 540–457
  • 515–973
  • 4510–1459
  • 5115–1953
  • 2620–2423
  • 1725–2920
  • 5930–3463
  • 6635–3966
  • 5040–4460
  • 7245–4953
  • 6750–5459
  • 6955–5957
  • 5660–6461
  • 5865–6961
  • 4870–7458
  • 5475–7943
  • 4780+43

Men 890Women 909

Marital status

  • Unmarried940 (52 %)
  • Married655 (37 %)
  • Divorced145 (8 %)
  • Widowed53 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Kniva, 1,799 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 143 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

  • Stockholm3 h 7 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.

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Lakes nearby

  • Stora Skepptjärnen7 ha930 m
  • Runn6,318 ha1.8 km
  • Svartskärssjön16 ha2 km
  • Rönnvalen44 ha2.4 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone6.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality180 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.7 km
  • Natura 20005.8 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.5 km
  • Water protection area5.2 km
  • Habitat protection5.2 km
  • National conservation interest13.7 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School4.8 km
  • Fire station12.8 km
  • Police station11 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.2 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)22.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.1 km
  • Swimming pool6.6 km
  • Campsite7.3 km
  • Hiking trail430 m
  • Cycle trail1.4 km
  • Ski trail10.2 km
  • Floodlit track4 km
  • Geologically notable site11 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.2 km
  • Café7.2 km
  • Petrol station1.4 km
  • Library6.9 km
  • Sports hall5 km
  • Hotel8.4 km
  • Care home5.9 km
  • Recycling centre13.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.3 km
  • Railway4.2 km
  • Power line2 km
  • Wind turbine12.6 km
  • Mobile mast3.1 km
  • Military area7.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)4 in the locality100 m
  • Mine7.9 km
  • Quarry5.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1.1 km
  • Church4.3 km
  • Community hall10.6 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

  • Population59,945
  • Median income402,900 kr/yr
  • Average age43.2 years
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The figures describe Falun Municipality as a whole, not Kniva.