Lerum is a locality and the seat of Lerum Municipality in

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. It had 43 570 inhabitants in 2024.

Overview

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

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. The river of Säveån runs through Lerum municipality. of it is surrounded by the

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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. 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 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: * Lerums BK * Lerums IS * FBC Lerum * Lerums Landhockey

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Lerum is twinned with: *

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* Baldone,

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Notable people

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

References

Populated places in Lerum Municipality Municipal seats of Västra Götaland County Swedish municipal seats {{VästraGötaland-geo-stub