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 Osby Church | |
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| Coordinates: 56°22′N 13°59′E / 56.367°N 13.983°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Scania |
| County | Scania County |
| Municipality | Osby Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 7,157 |
| • Density | 866/km2 (2,240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Osby (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈûːsbʏ])[2] is a locality and the seat of Osby Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 7,157 inhabitants in 2010 and 13,238 inhabitants in 2022.[1] It is the birthplace of the toy manufacturer BRIO, whose museum, the BRIO Lekoseum, remains in the town.
Osby's history is tied to the arrival of the Southern Main Line railway in 1862. This development transformed Osby from a small farming village into a growing industrial hub, with sawmills, metal foundries, and other enterprises driving its expansion during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 19.