Vittsjö

Vittsjö () is a locality situated in Hässleholm Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 1,665 inhabitants in 2010.

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Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.official_name: Vittsjö
Settlement.image_skyline: Vittsjö kyrka ext1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Vittsjö Church
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Skåne#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Hässleholm Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Scania County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Scania
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.65
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 1,665
Settlement.population_density_km2: 628
Settlement.timezone: CET

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Instance of: urban area in Sweden
Official name: Vittsjö
Country: Sweden
Located in: Hässleholm Municipality
Population: 1792
Area: 332
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Minnessten Slaget vid Vittsjö.jpg

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Vittsjö () is a locality situated in Hässleholm Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 1,665 inhabitants in 2010.

== History == During the Kalmar War, Vittsjö was the site of the 1612 Battle of Vittsjö, where recently crowned Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus nearly drowned while retreating from Danish forces.

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