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Edsken
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Small locality in Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County

Edsken

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1

Facts

MunicipalityHofors
CountyGävleborg County
Population94
Area26 ha
SCB code2104SB111

2

Place profile

42/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
60/100
Quiet surroundings
54/100
Rurality
56/100
Urbanity
57/100
Family friendliness
25/100
Senior friendliness
52/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water30 m
  • Distance to farmland4.1 km
  • Distance to shoreline30 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway3.5 km
  • Distance to industry2.1 km
  • Distance to power line1.8 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.8 km
  • Distance to school2.5 km
  • Distance to train station3.9 km

Median across 76 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 Edsken, 1,002 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 94 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 56 min
  • Municipal seat7 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

  • Edsken503 ha90 m
  • Kalven8 ha920 m
  • Hålldammen7 ha3 km
  • Hammardammen21 ha3.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone3.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)3.5 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.8 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3 km
  • Natura 200019 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest26.8 km
  • Water protection area8.5 km
  • Habitat protection8 km
  • National conservation interest9.1 km
  • National heritage interest5.6 km

Services & safety

  • School2.2 km
  • Fire station3.4 km
  • Police station31.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.2 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)45.1 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site1 in the locality430 m
  • Swimming pool14.6 km
  • Campsite1 in the locality480 m
  • Hiking trail2.2 km
  • Cycle trail310 m
  • Ski trail31 km
  • Floodlit track1.3 km
  • Birding site46.6 km
  • Geologically notable site30.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.8 km
  • Café1 in the locality530 m
  • Petrol station1.7 km
  • Library3.1 km
  • Sports hall2 km
  • Hotel3.1 km
  • Care home2.4 km
  • Recycling centre2.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road320 m
  • Railway3.7 km
  • Power line1.4 km
  • Wind turbine2.9 km
  • Mobile mast3.9 km
  • Military area28.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.6 km
  • Mine4.6 km
  • Quarry5.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.2 km
  • Church2.8 km
  • Community hall3.2 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 Edsken.