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Grängesberg
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest30 m
- Distance to water770 m
- Distance to farmland1.6 km
- Distance to shoreline770 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway960 m
- Distance to industry630 m
- Distance to power line410 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store1.5 km
- Distance to school740 m
- Distance to train station1.5 km
Median across 770 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 670–475
- 875–983
- 10110–14106
- 9315–1987
- 11120–2489
- 8425–2957
- 11130–34100
- 12335–3989
- 10640–4482
- 9045–4984
- 10850–5486
- 13755–59116
- 15060–64128
- 12365–69107
- 8670–7479
- 9775–79101
- 12080+166
Men 1,794Women 1,635
Marital status
- Unmarried1,892 (55 %)
- Married906 (26 %)
- Divorced469 (14 %)
- Widowed162 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 3 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Grängesberg, 3,429 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,119 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 18 min
- Gothenburg5 h 29 min
- Municipal seat21 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
- Örabergsdammen10 ha1.4 km
- Södra Hörken823 ha2.4 km
- Orrleken16 ha2.6 km
- Jan-Matsdammen15 ha2.9 km
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Nearest localities
- Grängesberg västra971 inhabitants1.3 km
- Hörks hage183 inhabitants2.3 km
- Blötberget227 inhabitants4.7 km
- Klenshyttan74 inhabitants4.8 km
- Silverhöjden59 inhabitants4.9 km
- Saxdalen618 inhabitants5.9 km
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Associations and activities
- Grängesbergsbanornas Järnvägsmuseum GBBJmuseumCulture
- Grängesbergs kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO GrängesbergpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)5.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land16 in the locality290 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve8.2 km
- Natura 200022.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest7.4 km
- Water protection area9.6 km
- Habitat protection5.6 km
- National conservation interest11.3 km
- National heritage interest80 m
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality690 m
- Fire station12.5 km
- Police station11.9 km
- Civil defence shelter22 in the locality360 m
- Vulnerable area (police)49.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site5.2 km
- Swimming pool11 km
- Campsite2.7 km
- Hiking trail5.1 km
- Cycle trail4.9 km
- Ski trail1.3 km
- Floodlit track1.7 km
- Geologically notable site44.7 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.9 km
- Café1.7 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality1.2 km
- Library1.4 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality650 m
- Hotel1 in the locality910 m
- Care home1 in the locality350 m
- Recycling centre21.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road500 m
- Railway970 m
- Power line130 m
- Wind turbine4.8 km
- Mobile mast6.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.2 km
- Mine1 km
- Quarry1.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1.5 km
- Church1 in the locality740 m
- Community hall13.8 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.
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Applies to the whole municipality
- Population26,634
- Median income399,100 kr/yr
- Average age44.1 years
The figures describe Ludvika Municipality as a whole, not Grängesberg.