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Vittsjö is a locality situated in Hässleholm Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,665 inhabitants in 2010.HistoryDuring 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.Vittsjö municipality, located in Western District Göinge, then Kristianstad län, was extended in 1952 through the merger with Verum and Visseltofta municipalities.GeographyVittsjö has an altitude of 1204 feet . Nearby towns are Hässleholm, Markaryd, Osby and Kristianstad.The city itself has a rail line running through as well as a major highway, Route 117. The area is ideal for canoeing due to its major lake Vittsjön.CommerceThe first houses in the town were built around the railroad station which was built in the 1860s. As a result, manufacturing industries settled in the area.The construction of Öresund Bridge and Sweden's EU membership made Skåne idealic center of commerce. Hässleholm offered highly competitive land prices convienently located to Malmö and Copenhagen, making it appealing for industry to settle there.