Yngsjö is a

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situated in

Kristianstad Municipality Kristianstad Municipality () is a municipality in Skåne 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 government reform, and it ...

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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 The Yngsjö murder is the common name of one of Sweden's most notorious murder cases, which occurred on March 28, 1889 in Yngsjö, Skåne. Background Anna Månsdotter was born in a village near Kristianstad in southern Sweden on 28 December 184 ...

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 {{Skåne-geo-stub