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Small locality in Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County

Barkhyttan

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1

Facts

MunicipalityHofors
CountyGävleborg County
Population66
Area67 ha
SCB code2104SB112

2

Place profile

10/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
50/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
11/100
Family friendliness
6/100
Senior friendliness
0/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest10 m
  • Distance to water250 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline250 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway3 km
  • Distance to industry4 km
  • Distance to power line680 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store5.3 km
  • Distance to school4.8 km
  • Distance to train station6.7 km

Median across 104 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 190–411
  • 295–922
  • 2610–1419
  • 1815–1925
  • 1520–247
  • 1625–2915
  • 2430–3423
  • 2135–3922
  • 2440–4423
  • 2145–4919
  • 4750–5448
  • 5155–5942
  • 5260–6449
  • 5665–6948
  • 3770–7437
  • 4675–7932
  • 3280+26

Men 534Women 468

Marital status

  • Unmarried478 (47 %)
  • Married419 (41 %)
  • Divorced83 (8 %)
  • Widowed31 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Barkhyttan, 1,002 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 66 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 46 min
  • Municipal seat9 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

  • Dammsjön21 ha100 m
  • Översjön11 ha510 m
  • Sälgsjön214 ha2.3 km
  • Stora Kröntjärnen11 ha3.3 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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 zone4.6 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.9 km
  • Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality480 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve4 km
  • Natura 200020 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest21.6 km
  • Water protection area5.7 km
  • Habitat protection4.7 km
  • National conservation interest5.6 km
  • National heritage interest2.7 km

Services & safety

  • School4.6 km
  • Fire station5.1 km
  • Police station22.9 km
  • Civil defence shelter3.9 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site400 m
  • Swimming pool6.1 km
  • Campsite6.7 km
  • Hiking trail5.3 km
  • Cycle trail8 km
  • Ski trail25.6 km
  • Floodlit track6.4 km
  • Birding site43.4 km
  • Geologically notable site23.7 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant5.1 km
  • Café5.4 km
  • Petrol station5.4 km
  • Library5.4 km
  • Sports hall2.8 km
  • Hotel5.1 km
  • Care home5.1 km
  • Recycling centre6.8 km

Disturbance

  • Major road750 m
  • Railway3.3 km
  • Power line670 m
  • Wind turbine4.6 km
  • Mobile mast8.3 km
  • Military area34.6 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.8 km
  • Mine2.2 km
  • Quarry3.5 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5 km
  • Church4.8 km
  • Community hall5.3 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

  • Population9,281
  • Median income395,500 kr/yr
  • Average age46.1 years
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The figures describe Hofors Municipality as a whole, not Barkhyttan.