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Klågerup Riots

When
1811
Where
Klågerup
Episodes
1

In June 1811, 1,200 poor people gathered in Torup's courtyard, and Klågerup in Scania was the scene of the Klågerup Riots of 1811. The gathering followed recruitment decisions of 1810 and 1811, though the passages do not state a direct causal link to the riots.

Episodes

  1. June 1811 · KlågerupKlågerup Riots

    In June 1811, 1,200 poor people gathered in Torup's courtyard. Klågerup in Scania was the scene of the Klågerup Riots of 1811, an event associated with this gathering.

Background and detail

Background. Klågerup is a locality in Svedala Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. It was the scene of the Klågerup Riots of 1811. Scania, also known as Skåne, is the southernmost historical province of Sweden, covering less than 3% of the country's total area.

Recruitment Decisions. In the spring of 1810, it was decided that every piece of land that hadn't supplied soldiers to the war was now going to supply soldiers. In the spring of 1811, it was decided that 15,000 men were going to be recruited.

The Gathering. In June 1811, 1,200 poor people gathered in Torup's courtyard. This event is associated with the Klågerup Riots of 1811, which took place in the locality of Klågerup in Scania.

Sources

  1. Klågerup Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
  2. Scania Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11

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