Osby 

Osby
Osby church
Osby church
Osby (Sweden)
Osby
Osby
Coordinates: 56°22′N 13°59′E / 56.367, 13.983
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.

Well known people born in Osby include Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper Magnus Åkerlund. And the most famous person from osby Awet "AW1" Fesshaie for his tremendous success as goalkeeper in IFK Osby, the towns own fotball team. The toy manufacturer BRIO is based in Osby

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (xls) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.

Coordinates: 56°22′N 13°59′E / 56.367, 13.983

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The most famous person from osby is Awet "AW1" Fesshaie for his tremendous success.