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Hammarby
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Urban area in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County

Hammarby

1

Facts

MunicipalitySandviken
CountyGävleborg County
Population517
Area105 ha
SCB code2181TB103

2

Place profile

41/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
30/100
Quiet surroundings
34/100
Rurality
53/100
Urbanity
39/100
Family friendliness
56/100
Senior friendliness
23/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water280 m
  • Distance to farmland240 m
  • Distance to shoreline280 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway2.4 km
  • Distance to industry350 m
  • Distance to power line880 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.8 km
  • Distance to school370 m
  • Distance to train station4.7 km

Median across 339 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 350–417
  • 175–921
  • 2410–1415
  • 1515–1924
  • 1820–249
  • 1625–2925
  • 3330–3422
  • 2335–3926
  • 2440–4427
  • 2645–4919
  • 3550–5436
  • 5355–5937
  • 5560–6442
  • 3265–6936
  • 2070–7426
  • 3075–7926
  • 3080+23

Men 486Women 431

Marital status

  • Unmarried473 (52 %)
  • Married290 (32 %)
  • Divorced128 (14 %)
  • Widowed27 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Hammarby, 917 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 517 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 42 min
  • Municipal seat20 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

  • Ältebosjön162 ha570 m
  • Koppartjärnen8 ha1.5 km
  • Näsbysjön350 ha2.2 km
  • Tjärnan16 ha2.7 km

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Nearest localities

7

Associations and activities

  • Ung fritid i Gästrike HammarbyOther
  • Gestrike-Hammarby IdrottsföreningidrottsplanSports
  • HammarbyhedenskyttebanaSports
  • Hammarby BiobiografCulture

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone1.7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality350 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve7.8 km
  • Natura 200013.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest22.5 km
  • Water protection area7.8 km
  • Habitat protection1.8 km
  • National conservation interest2.3 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School1 in the locality570 m
  • Fire station13.9 km
  • Police station14.4 km
  • Civil defence shelter4.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site700 m
  • Swimming pool1 in the locality450 m
  • Campsite5.7 km
  • Hiking trail8 km
  • Cycle trail17.8 km
  • Ski trail17.8 km
  • Floodlit track5.5 km
  • Birding site37.8 km
  • Geologically notable site14.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.4 km
  • Café1 in the locality290 m
  • Petrol station5.1 km
  • Library4.8 km
  • Sports hall5.4 km
  • Hotel1 in the locality390 m
  • Care home5.1 km
  • Recycling centre5.6 km

Disturbance

  • Major road200 m
  • Railway3.8 km
  • Power line820 m
  • Wind turbine9.8 km
  • Mobile mast11.5 km
  • Military area25.3 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.4 km
  • Mine3.2 km
  • Quarry1.7 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark5.5 km
  • Church4.8 km
  • Community hall1 in the locality660 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.

9

Applies to the whole municipality

  • Population38,360
  • Median income391,900 kr/yr
  • Average age44.8 years
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The figures describe Sandviken Municipality as a whole, not Hammarby.