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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.
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.
CountrySweden
ProvinceÖstergötland
CountyÖstergötland County
MunicipalityKinda Municipality
Area
 • Total4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total3,687
 • Density916/km2 (2,370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

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 starred as Pippi Longstocking in the 1969 TV series based on the book by Astrid Lindgren, was born here. So was Met-Rx World Strongest Man 1998 winner, Magnus Samuelsson.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Kisa:

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)