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Coordinates: 56°22′N 13°59′E / 56.367°N 13.983°ECoordinates: 56°22′N 13°59′E / 56.367°N 13.983°E | ||
Country | Sweden | |
Province | Skåne | |
County | Skåne County | |
Municipality | Osby Municipality | |
Area | ||
• Total | 8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi) | |
Population (31 December 2010) | ||
• Total | 7,157 | |
• Density | 866/km2 (2,240/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Osby is a locality and the seat of Osby Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 7,157 inhabitants in 2010.
Well known people born in Osby include Swedish ice hockey goaltender Magnus Åkerlund.
The toy manufacturer BRIO was based in Osby, but moved to Malmö in 2006. The company's toy museum, the BRIO Lekoseum, remains in Osby.
Osby has an oceanic climate that retains a four-season characteristic. It has resemblances of moderate continental, with summers sometimes being very warm and winter lows dropping below freezing with regularity for a few months. Its southerly inland position has rendered it to be one of the few locations in the country that has reached 30 °C (86 °F) in May. In spite of this summer averages are not exceptional when compared with adjacent coastal areas.