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Garpenberg
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water180 m
- Distance to farmland1.5 km
- Distance to shoreline180 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway12 km
- Distance to industry11.2 km
- Distance to power line980 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store430 m
- Distance to school450 m
- Distance to train station12.5 km
Median across 250 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 190–416
- 305–918
- 2510–1423
- 3615–1931
- 1720–2420
- 1925–2912
- 2030–3423
- 2635–3925
- 2240–4429
- 2945–4919
- 3150–5433
- 3255–5926
- 2660–6433
- 5065–6931
- 3570–7437
- 2275–7923
- 2780+20
Men 466Women 419
Marital status
- Unmarried466 (53 %)
- Married281 (32 %)
- Divorced109 (12 %)
- Widowed31 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Garpenberg, 885 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 479 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
- Stockholm2 h 39 min
- Municipal seat19 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
- Finnhytte-Dammsjön79 ha740 m
- Gruvsjön129 ha1.4 km
- Stora Bredsjön26 ha1.9 km
- Stora Jälken51 ha2.2 km
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Associations and activities
- Garpenbergs folkets husOther
- Garpenbergs Nsf ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Garpenbergs GruvkapellmuseumCulture
- Garpenbergs kyrkakyrkaReligion
Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone12.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.3 km
- Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality250 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.8 km
- Natura 20006.4 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest16.1 km
- Water protection area1.5 km
- Habitat protection5.4 km
- National conservation interest5.1 km
- National heritage interest1.9 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality320 m
- Fire station11.5 km
- Police station12 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality370 m
- Vulnerable area (police)46.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site380 m
- Swimming pool19.2 km
- Campsite2 km
- Hiking trail300 m
- Cycle trail1.3 km
- Ski trail20.5 km
- Floodlit track510 m
- Birding site34 km
- Geologically notable site35.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.2 km
- Café10.7 km
- Petrol station11.5 km
- Library12 km
- Sports hall2 in the locality220 m
- Hotel3.1 km
- Care home11.7 km
- Recycling centre10.8 km
Disturbance
- Major road8.1 km
- Railway12.2 km
- Power line910 m
- Wind turbine3 km
- Mobile mast12.5 km
- Military area33.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)920 m
- Mine820 m
- Quarry720 m
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality810 m
- Church1 in the locality640 m
- Community hall1 in the locality600 m
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
- Population15,281
- Median income375,800 kr/yr
- Average age46.0 years
The figures describe Hedemora Municipality as a whole, not Garpenberg.