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Klippan
Klippan Train Station
Klippan Train Station
Coat of arms of Klippan
Coat of arms
Klippan is located in Skåne
Klippan
Klippan
Klippan is located in Sweden
Klippan
Klippan
Coordinates: 56°08′04″N 13°07′42″E / 56.13444°N 13.12833°E / 56.13444; 13.12833
CountrySweden
ProvinceSkåne
CountySkåne County
MunicipalityKlippan Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total5.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total8,116
 • Density1,623/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Klippan (literally the Cliff) is a locality and the seat of Klippan Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 8,116 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

The famous liberal economist Bertil Ohlin was a native of Klippan. On September 1995, a young man named Gerard Gbeyo was reportedly murdered within the town by 2 Nazi sympathizers.[2]

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Klippan:

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ https://bra.se/download/18.cba82f7130f475a2f1800028346/1371914734873/2000_manifestations_of_racism.pdf
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