Tibro | |
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Tibro Tibro | |
Coordinates: 58°25′N 14°10′E / 58.417°N 14.167°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Västergötland |
County | Västra Götaland County |
Municipality | Tibro Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 7.37 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 8,018 |
• Density | 1,088/km2 (2,820/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Tibro (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtǐːbrʊ])[2] is a locality and the seat of Tibro Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 8,018 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Tibro has a long tradition of furniture production.[3]
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Tibro:
- Tibro AIK FK
- Tibro IBK
Notable people
Tibro is also the birthplace of:
- Robin Söderling, professional tennis player.
- Anton Stralman, professional NHL hockey player on the Tampa Bay Lightning.
- Viktoria Helgesson, a professional figure skater.
- Joshi Helgesson, a professional figure skater.
- Anders Eriksson seven-time world enduro champion.
References
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- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 24.
- ↑ "Tibro" (in Swedish). Västsvenska turistrådet. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
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