Floda
CountrySweden
MunicipalityLerum Municipality
CountyVästra Götaland County
ProvinceVästergötland
Area total5.85 km²
Population as of31 December 2010
Population total8,021
Population density1371 km²
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
Time zone (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Coordinates57°49′N 12°22′E

Floda is a locality situated in Lerum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 8,021 inhabitants in 2010 [1] and is situated 54 meters above sea level at Lake Sävelångens entrance to River Säveån.

Floda has a station on the Gothenburg commuter rail system, Alingsås line. The station house was completed in 1903, but has gone through many changes since then.

Skallsjö Church in Floda was built in 1861–1863 to replace what today is the Skallsjö Church ruins, situated two kilometers to the south-west of the church. The oldest parts of the original Skallsjö Church was built in the 13th century (1200-1299).

Floda is the home of:

Teacher and suffragette Adèle Wetterlind was also born in Floda.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived 27 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ "666 (Svensk Läraretidning / 43:e årg. 1924)" (in Swedish). runeberg.org. Retrieved 2025-10-22.