Össjö
Town in Ängelholm Municipality, Sweden
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
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 29.
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Localities in Ängelholm Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden
- Ängelholm (seat, part of)
- Åstorp (part of)
- Havsbaden
- Hjärnarp
- Lerbäckshult
- Margretetorp
- Munka-Ljungby
- Össjö
- Strövelstorp
- Svenstorp
- Tåstarp
56°14′20″N 13°02′30″E / 56.23889°N 13.04167°E / 56.23889; 13.04167
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