Össjö
56°14′20″N 13°02′30″E / 56.23889°N 13.04167°E
Össjö | |
|---|---|
 Össjö Gård | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Skåne |
| County | Skåne County |
| Municipality | Ängelholm Municipality |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Össjö (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈœ̌ɧːœ];[1] formerly Åsbo-Össjö) is a small town in the Ängelholm Municipality of Skåne County in Sweden. As of 2005[update] it has a recorded population of 192 and an area of 26 hectares. It lies at 56° 14´ north, 13° 2´ east.
The town is the birthplace of musician Marie Fredriksson of the band Roxette.
Össjö Gård, an estate, is located in Össjö. It was built in the years 1814-1815 by Adolf Fredrik Tornérhjelm.
Other notable buildings include the railway station (built in 1904 by the Ängelholm Klippan railway, closed in 1953), and a church which lies at the center of the town.
References
[edit]- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 29.
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