Yngsjö is a

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situated in

Kristianstad Municipality Kristianstad Municipality (''Kristianstads kommun'') is a municipality in Scania County in southernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Kristianstad. The present municipality was created in three steps during the last nationwide local go ...

, Skåne County, Sweden with 302 inhabitants in 2010. Yngsjö is located on the coast of the

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and is famous for its

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es. Yngsjö is also known for the manufacturer Malmberg and for the Yngsjö murder that took place in 1889 and resulted in the last

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of a woman in Sweden. The place also has a small sports club: Yngsjö Idrottsföring (YIF). Nearby is the (very) small lake Yngsjösjön and the bird watching point. Since 1996 there has also been a professional theater group, the Teater Nostra.

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Populated places in Kristianstad Municipality Populated places in Skåne County {{Skåne-geo-stub