Lerum Municipality

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**Lerum Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Lerum in western V.G. County Map outlining the municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms Image:Lerum City Arms.png
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Lerum
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	County	Västra Götaland County
	Province	Västergötland
	Area Rank	260 km² 236th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	36,224 x of 290
	Population density	139/km²

Lerum municipality (Swedish: Lerums kommun) is a Swedish municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden, situated just east of Gothenburg. Its seat is located in Lerum (pop. 15,000).

1 Communications
2 Closest cities
3 Urban areas
4 Other
5 External links

[edit] Communications

The western main line railway Västra Stambanan that links Gothenburg with the Swedish capital Stockholm crosses the town Lerum, as does the European route E20. The center of Lerum is a 20 km drive from the international airport, Landvetter.

[edit] Closest cities

[edit] Urban areas

Floda
Gråbo
Stenkullen

[edit] Other

Lerum hit the world's news bulletins on November 16, 1987, when two passenger trains collided at the local station, killing 9 and injuring 140. (List of 1950-1999 rail accidents).