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Lilla Edet is a locality and the seat of Lilla Edet Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 4,862 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Lilla Edet
Hjärtum Church
Lilla Edet
Lilla Edet
Coordinates: 58°08′N 12°08′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceVästergötland
and Bohuslän
CountyVästra Götaland County
MunicipalityLilla Edet Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total4,862
 • Density1,142/km2 (2,960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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.[2] The triple fire was widely reported and one collection in California raised $5,000[3] and blankets and tents were sent from New Zealand.[4]

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. Lilla Edet is also very known for the famous streamer NilsLegend.


Lock system


A canal lock system was built at Lilla Edet as early as 1607, becoming the first of its kind in Sweden.[citation needed]


Sports


The following sports clubs are located in Lilla Edet:


References


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lilla Edet.
  1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. Rohland, Eleonora (1 February 2011). "From Wood to Stone: The Risk Management of Swiss Re in The Sundsvall Fire 1888". Environment and History. 17 (1): 153–169. doi:10.3197/096734011X12922359173096. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. "Sufferers by Fire in Sweden". Daily Alta California. 24 July 1888. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. "News". Nelson Evening Mail. 27 August 1888. Retrieved 30 May 2014.


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