Official Name: | Össjö |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Skåne#Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Ängelholm Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Skåne County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Skåne |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Össjö (pronounced as /sv/;[1] formerly Åsbo-Össjö) is a small town in the Ängelholm Municipality of Skåne County in Sweden. 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.