Tibro

Tibro
Residential area Brittgården, designed by architect Ralph Erskine.
Tibro
Coordinates: 58°25′N 14°10′E / 58.417°N 14.167°ECoordinates: 58°25′N 14°10′E / 58.417°N 14.167°E
Country	Sweden
Province	Västergötland
County	Västra Götaland County
Municipality	Tibro Municipality
Area[1]
• Total	7.37 km^2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	8,018
• Density	1,088/km^2 (2,820/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Tibro 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.^[2]

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

1. "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. "Tibro" (in Swedish). Västsvenska turistrådet. Retrieved 20 December 2011.