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.
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 (Sweden)
Kisa
Kisa
Coordinates: 57°59′N 15°37′E / 57.983, 15.617
Country Sweden
Municipality Kinda Municipality
County Östergötland County
Province Östergötland
Area [1]
 - Total 3.91 km² (1.5 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 - Total 3,697
 - Density 947/km² (2,452.7/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Kisa is a town (pop. 3,700) in Östergötland, Sweden and the seat of Kinda Municipality, Östergötland County.

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.

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  1. ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.

Coordinates: 57°59′N, 15°37′E

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