Kisa, Sweden

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Kisa
Café Columbia with its emigration museum is right on national road 34, passing through the small town. Kinda municipality's coat of arms is seen on the flags.
Kisa
Coordinates: 57°59′N 15°37′E / 57.983°N 15.617°E / 57.983; 15.617Coordinates: 57°59′N 15°37′E / 57.983°N 15.617°E / 57.983; 15.617
Country Sweden
Province Östergötland
County Östergötland County
Municipality Kinda Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 3,687
 • Density 916/km2 (2,370/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Kisa is a locality and the seat of Kinda Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 3,687 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Actress Karin Inger Monica Nilsson, who featured Pippi Longstocking from the book of Astrid Lindgren in the 1970s, was born here. Also, Met-Rx World Strongest Man 1998 winner - Magnus Samuelsson was born in Kisa, Sweden.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Kisa:

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012. 
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