Tygelsjö

Tygelsjö is a locality situated in Malmö Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 3,455 inhabitants in 2018. It is a suburb to Malmö and lies west of the E22/E6 highway. There are bus routes to Malmö and Vellinge.

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Settlement.official_name: Tygelsjö
Settlement.image_skyline: Tygelsjö kyrka, 2017.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Tygelsjö church
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Skåne#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Malmö Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Skåne County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Skåne
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1.82
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2018
Settlement.population_total: 3,455
Settlement.population_density_km2: 1,898
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Instance of: urban area in Sweden
Official name: Tygelsjö
Country: Sweden
Located in: Malmö Municipality
Population: 3603
Area: 201
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Tygelsjö kyrka, 2017.jpg

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== Etymology == The oldest mention of Tygelsjö in the form Tyelsse comes from 1393. This can be interpreted as a composition of the word tye (tufty ground) and the word lösa (field). Combined, it means The village by the tufty (field).

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