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{{Short description|City in Västergötland, Sweden}}

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| official_name      = Lerum
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| subdivision_name   = [[Sweden]]
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| subdivision_name3  = [[Lerum Municipality]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Västra Götaland County]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Västergötland]]
| area_footnotes     = <ref name=scb>{{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km<sup>2</sup> 2005 och 2010 |date=14 December 2011 |publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] |language=Swedish |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |archivedate=27 January 2012 |url-status=live |accessdate=10 January 2012 }}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 14.27
| population_as_of   = 31 December 2010
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| population_total   = 16,855 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). -->
| population_density_km2 = 1181
| timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
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'''Lerum''' is a [[Urban areas in Sweden|locality]] and the seat of [[Lerum Municipality]] in [[Västra Götaland County]], [[Sweden]]. It had 43 570 inhabitants in 2024.<ref name=scb/>

==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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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 (occupation)|trainmaster]], reading the paper in one of the locomotives, heard the train driver say "Helvete nu smäller det" (a colloquialism which roughly translates to: "Damn, this will be 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:
* [[Lerums BK]]
* [[Lerums IS]]
* [[FBC Lerum]]
* [[Lerums Landhockey]]
* Lerum Friidrott

==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden}}

===Twin towns – Sister cities===
Lerum is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Aalborg]], [[Denmark]]<ref name="Aalborg twinnings">{{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 }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|LAT}} [[Baldone]], [[Latvia]]

== Notable people ==

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

== References ==
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{{Localities in Lerum Municipality}}
{{Västra Götaland County}}{{50 most populous urban areas of Sweden}}


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[[Category:Populated places in Lerum Municipality]]
[[Category:Municipal seats of Västra Götaland County]]
[[Category:Swedish municipal seats]]


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