Fosie () was a city district ( sv, stadsdel) in the central of
Malmö Municipality
Malmö Municipality ( sv, Malmö kommun), or City of Malmö (''Malmö stad''), is a Swedish municipality in Skåne County, the southernmost of the counties of Sweden (and conterminous with the historical province (''landskap'') of Scania).
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Sweden
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. On 1 July 2013, it was merged with the city district of
Oxie
Oxie () is a locality and was a city district ( sv, stadsdel) in the south-east of Malmö Municipality, Sweden. On 1 July 2013, the city district was merged with Fosie, forming Söder. In 2012, Oxie had a population of 12,453 of the municipality ...
, forming
Söder.
In 2012, Fosie had a population of 43,889 of the municipality's 307,758. The area was 1,243
hectare
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s.
The district is largely composed of apartment blocks built in the 1960s. The district covers most of Fosie parish which was incorporated in
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...
1931. Fosie has many faces: tall buildings and industries, parks and houses with a long history and country houses. Fosie church, stone, and especially many of the housing estate names leads to the past. The future is symbolized by the green roofs at Augustenborg's eco-city of the future industries in Fosie företagarby (literally "Fosie company village") and proximity to new relations with Europe.
Inhabitants in Fosie originate from many countries. There are similar variations in the composition of the population and housing. An important element in the district is the Fosie industrial estate with some 10,000 jobs and 300 businesses.
Neighbourhoods
The neighbourhoods of Fosie were:
References
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Former city districts of Malmö