Lerum
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State : | Sweden | |||
Province (län): | Västra Götalands län | |||
Historical Province (landskap): | Västergötland | |||
Municipality : | Lerum | |||
Coordinates : | 57 ° 46 ′ N , 12 ° 18 ′ E | |||
SCB code : | 4920 | |||
Status: | Crime scene | |||
Residents : | 26,913 (December 31, 2015) | |||
Area : | 24.55 km² | |||
Population density : | 1096 inhabitants / km² | |||
Postal code : | 443 30-443 92 | |||
List of perpetrators in Västra Götaland County |
Lerum is a locality ( tätort ) in the Swedish province of County of Västra Götaland and capital of the municipality of the same name . The place name is made up of the parts ler (clay) and um (home, courtyard, village).
The place is east of Gothenburg on the European route 20 and the railway line that connects Gothenburg with Stockholm . In the area where the rivers Säveån and Lerån meet, a village initially emerged that continued to expand. With the industrial revolution, Lerum developed into a commercial center. The settlement grew together with the places Stenkullen and Aspen , which had arisen at railway stops. With the expansion of Gothenburg in the second half of the 20th century, Lerum became more and more suburban.
The Lerums gymnasium school is centrally located in the city.
In 1987 a serious railway accident occurred near Lerum, in which two trains collided head-on at 100 km / h. Nine people died and 130 were injured.
Sons and daughters of the place
- Pierre Hammarstrand (* 1978), handball player
- John Klingberg (* 1992), ice hockey player