Lerum

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|subdivision_name3 = Lerum Municipality

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|subdivision_name2 = Västra Götaland County

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Västergötland

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|area_total_km2 = 14.27

|population_as_of = 31 December 2010

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|population_total = 16,855

|population_density_km2 = 1181

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Lerum is a locality and the seat of Lerum Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 43 570 inhabitants in 2024.

Overview

Lerum has a station on the Gothenburg commuter rail system and is a suburb of Gothenburg.

The river of Säveån runs through Lerum municipality. {{convert|5|km|0|abbr=off}} of it is surrounded by the nature reserve Säveåns Naturreservat, where bridges dating back as far as the 18th century as well as a variety of animal life and beautiful nature can be found.

Lerum train crash

Lerum hit the world's news bulletins on 16 November 1987, when two Intercity trains collided just outside the local station, killing 9 and injuring 140.{{cite web |title=Swedish Train Crash Kills 9 (Published 1987) |website=The New York Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306175523/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/17/world/swedish-train-crash-kills-9.html |archive-date=2023-03-06 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/17/world/swedish-train-crash-kills-9.html}}

A control cable to the trailroad switches had been incorrectly reconnected after being dug up accidentally. When traffic was finally allowed to pass the station, the Gothenburg bound train was switched over to the opposite track where an outbound train was arriving, after a mistake in communication between the repairer and the traffic leader.

An off-duty trainmaster, reading the paper in one of the locomotives, heard the train driver say "Helvete nu smäller det" (roughly translated: "Hell, now that's a crash"). He managed to open the side door and leap out, the trains collided when he was still in the air and despite doing this at {{convert|100|km/h|0|abbr=on}} he survived with just a broken foot.

The involved locomotives were Rc4 1292 and 1300, they were scrapped on the spot.

Schools

There are several schools in Lerum. (incomplete list)

Torpskolan
Rydsbergsskolan
Aspenässkolan
Lerums gymnasium
Knappekullaskolan
Almekärrsskolan
Hulanskolan

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Lerum:

International relations

=Twin towns – Sister cities=

Lerum is twinned with:

{{flagicon|DEN}} Aalborg, Denmark{{cite web|url=http://www.europeprize.net/en/?page_id=5 |title=Aalborg Twin Towns |publisher=Europeprize.net |accessdate=19 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907145357/http://www.europeprize.net/en/?page_id=5 |archivedate= 7 September 2013 }}
{{flagicon|LAT}} Baldone, Latvia

Notable people

Joel Berghult, musician and YouTuber
Olof Stahre, Officer and Equestrian

References

Category:Populated places in Lerum Municipality

Category:Municipal seats of Västra Götaland County

Category:Swedish municipal seats