Vedum

Vedum
Vedum
Coordinates: 58°10′N 12°59′E / 58.167°N 12.983°ECoordinates: 58°10′N 12°59′E / 58.167°N 12.983°E
Country Sweden
Province Västergötland
County Västra Götaland County
Municipality Vara Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 1.07 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 926
  Density 868/km2 (2,250/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Vedum is a locality situated in Vara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 926 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

The company Vedum Kök och Bad AB,[2] a manufacturer of kitchen and bathroom appliances, is located in Vedum.

The locality grew up around a station on the railway line Herrljunga - Uddevalla, which was opened in 1866. The originally narrow gauge railway was rebuilt to standard gauge in 1899-1900 and trains still call at Vedum. The station building played an important part in the film comedy "Stinsen brinner" (The Station Master is on Fire) from 1991.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. Vedum Kök och Bad
  3. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102982/