Lilla Edet
Template:Infobox settlement Lilla Edet is a locality and the seat of Lilla Edet Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 4,862 inhabitants in 2010.<ref name=scb />
Lilla Edet was the smallest of three settlements that were burnt down in Sweden on 25 June 1888. The wooden towns of Sundsvall and Umeå were almost completely destroyed.<ref name=rohland>Template:Cite journal</ref> The triple fire was widely reported and one collection in California raised $5,000<ref name=alta>Template:Cite news</ref> and blankets and tents were sent from New Zealand.<ref name=newsnz>Template:Cite news</ref>
The town Lilla Edet is situated on the eastern side of the Göta älv, a main river on the west coast of Sweden. It became known as a halt there. The area was known locally as Lilla Edet in comparison to Stora Edet, situated north of Lilla Edet and today known as Trollhättan. However, for a long time the official name of Lilla Edet was Bergaström.
Lock system
A canal lock system was built at Lilla Edet as early as 1607, becoming the first of its kind in Sweden.Template:Citation needed
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