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Small locality in Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County

Getbacken

1

Facts

MunicipalityHofors
CountyGävleborg County
Population149
Area32 ha
SCB code2104SB110

2

Place profile

43/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
47/100
Quiet surroundings
57/100
Rurality
49/100
Urbanity
37/100
Family friendliness
24/100
Senior friendliness
46/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water190 m
  • Distance to farmland1.2 km
  • Distance to shoreline190 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway2.9 km
  • Distance to industry1.2 km
  • Distance to power line2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3.1 km
  • Distance to school2.8 km
  • Distance to train station6.3 km

Median across 80 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

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 Getbacken, 1,002 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 149 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm2 h 52 min
  • Municipal seat6 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

  • Stor-Gösken244 ha60 m
  • Lill-Gösken42 ha310 m
  • Stavtjärndammen10 ha3 km
  • Dammsjön21 ha3.5 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone2.4 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality60 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.5 km
  • Natura 200019.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest25.6 km
  • Water protection area2.9 km
  • Habitat protection5.2 km
  • National conservation interest3.3 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School2.8 km
  • Fire station3.8 km
  • Police station26.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter1.6 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.4 km
  • Swimming pool9.4 km
  • Campsite6.6 km
  • Hiking trail4.4 km
  • Cycle trail5.3 km
  • Ski trail29.2 km
  • Floodlit track4.4 km
  • Birding site41.8 km
  • Geologically notable site24.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.2 km
  • Café3.7 km
  • Petrol station3.2 km
  • Library3.6 km
  • Sports hall4.1 km
  • Hotel2.7 km
  • Care home4.2 km
  • Recycling centre4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2.9 km
  • Railway6.2 km
  • Power line2.5 km
  • Wind turbine5.8 km
  • Mobile mast7.9 km
  • Military area34 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 km
  • Mine970 m
  • Quarry2.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.5 km
  • Church3.5 km
  • Community hall3.5 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.

8

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 Getbacken.