Klippan, Scania
Klippan | |
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Klippan Train Station | |
| Coordinates: 56°08′04″N 13°07′42″E / 56.13444°N 13.12833°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Skåne |
| County | Skåne County |
| Municipality | Klippan Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010) | |
• Total | 8,116 |
| • Density | 1,623/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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.
The famous liberal economist Bertil Ohlin was a native of Klippan. In September 1995, a young man named Gerard Gbeyo was reportedly murdered within the town by 2 Nazi sympathizers.