Hjärtum is a
locality
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situated in
Lilla Edet Municipality
Lilla Edet Municipality () is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Lilla Edet.
The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the market town (''köping'') Lilla Edet (instituted as ...
,
Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County () is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden.
The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1,616,000 amounts to 17% of S ...
,
Sweden
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. It had 367 inhabitants in 2010.
It is situated on the western side of the
Göta älv
The (; "River of (the) Geats") is a river that drains lake Vänern into the Kattegat, at the city of Gothenburg, on the western coast of Sweden. It was formed at the end of the last glaciation, as an outflow channel from the Baltic Ice Lake to ...
, a main river on the west coast of Sweden. The name Hjärtum originates from the words "hjort" (deer) and "hem" (home), meaning "home of the deers" and was first written down in the 13th century. From the same century is the oldest parts of the church, from which a great view of the river valley can be seen.
''Hjärtum parish'' reaches from Ström, opposite of Lilla Edet, in the south, to Åkerström in the north and had 3202 residents 2004.
References
Populated places in Lilla Edet Municipality
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