Tibro

Tibro
Residential area Brittgården, designed by architect Ralph Erskine.
Tibro Show map of Västra Götaland Tibro Show map of Sweden
Coordinates: 58°25′N 14°10′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	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

1. "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.
2. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 24.
3. "Tibro" (in Swedish). Västsvenska turistrådet. Retrieved 20 December 2011.