Osby () is a

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and the seat of Osby Municipality,

Scania County Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne (, ), is the southernmost of the historical provinces (''landskap'') of Sweden. Located in the south tip of the geographical region of Götaland, the province is roughly conterminous with Skåne C ...

, Sweden with 7,157 inhabitants in 2010. Swedish

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was born in Osby. The toy manufacturer BRIO was based in Osby, but moved to

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in 2006. The company's toy museum, the BRIO Lekoseum, remains in Osby.

Climate

Osby has an oceanic climate that retains a four-season characteristic. It has resemblances of moderate

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, 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 in May. In spite of this summer averages are not exceptional when compared with adjacent coastal areas.

References

External links

Osby.se
- Official website for Osby municipality Populated places in Skåne County Populated places in Osby Municipality Municipal seats of Skåne County Swedish municipal seats {{Skåne-geo-stub

Climate

See also

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