Vedum

Vedum
Vedum
Coordinates: 58°10′N 12°59′E / 58.167°N 12.983°E / 58.167; 12.983Coordinates: 58°10′N 12°59′E / 58.167°N 12.983°E / 58.167; 12.983
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]

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