Osby
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Osby | |
Osby church | |
Coordinates: | |
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Country | Sweden |
Municipality | Osby Municipality |
County | Skåne County |
Province | Skåne |
Area [1] | |
- Total | 8.21 km² (3.2 sq mi) |
Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
- Total | 6,947 |
- Density | 846/km² (2,191.1/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
- Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Osby is a town (pop. 7,000 in 2005) in Scania and the seat of Osby Municipality, Skåne County in Sweden.
Born here are among others Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper Magnus Åkerlund and Swedish country, dansband and pop singer Kikki Danielsson.
Osby is the home town of the toy manufacturer BRIO.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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