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Kisa (town)
Encyclopedia
Kisa is a locality
and the seat of Kinda Municipality
, Östergötland County
, Sweden
with 3,697 inhabitants in 2005.
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.
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
and the seat of Kinda Municipality
Kinda Municipality
Kinda Municipality is a municipality in Östergötland County, southeast Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the town Kisa, with some 4,000 inhabitants....
, Östergötland County
Östergötland County
Östergötland County is a county or län in southeastern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Västra Götaland to the west, Örebro to the northwest, Södermanland to the northeast, and the Baltic Sea to the east.Östergötland County has a population of...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with 3,697 inhabitants in 2005.
Actress Karin Inger Monica Nilsson
Inger Nilsson
Karin Inger Monica Nilsson is a Swedish actress. She is a former child actress.She is primarily known for her portrayal of Pippi Longstocking in the Swedish-produced TV series of the same name during 1969, which was later compiled, re-dubbed into English, and released as four feature films in 1969...
, who featured Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking is a fictional character in a series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, and adapted into multiple films and television series...
from the book of Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren , 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish author and screenwriter who is the world's 25th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide...
in the 1970s, was born here.
Also, Met-Rx World Strongest Man 1998
1998 World's Strongest Man
The 1998 World's Strongest Man was the 21st edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden. It was his first title after finishing third the previous year. 1997 champion Jouko Ahola from Finland finished second, and Wout Zijlstra from the Netherlands finished third....
winner - Magnus Samuelsson
Magnus Samuelsson
Magnus Samuelsson , is a Swedish strongman and winner of the 1998 World's Strongest Man contest in Morocco...
was born in Kisa, Sweden.