Kortedala is a district, mainly residential (apartment housing), in the north-eastern part of Gothenburg

Gothenburg

Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...

 in western 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....

. The area houses a population of around 10,000 inhabitants and is one of the typical 1950s suburbs of Gothenburg. The area is very lush and green with many trees and parks. Kortedala also has Gothenburg's largest ice-skating rink named, Isdala, and a big sports centre named Alelyckan. There are four local squares, three smaller ones and the bigger Kortedala Torg. Kortedala is on the tram

Tram

A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...

 lines 6, 7 or 11, line 6 terminating at Aprilgatan.

In 2007, Swedish musician Jens Lekman

Jens Lekman

Jens Martin Lekman is a Swedish musician. His music is guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings, with lyrics that are often witty, romantic, and melancholic. The English lyrics reflect an advanced knowledge of the language and its idioms...

 released an album titled Night Falls Over Kortedala

Night Falls Over Kortedala

Night Falls Over Kortedala is the second full length release by Swedish pop singer Jens Lekman. Announced on 25 July 2007, and advertised on Lekman's website as a "a collection of recordings 2004-2007", the album was released in Scandinavia on the label Service on 5 September 2007 and worldwide on...

. He also wrote a song called Tram #7 to Heaven about the tram to Bergsjön

Bergsjön

Bergsjön is a district in eastern Gothenburg, Sweden. On January 1, 2011, Bergsjön and Kortedala together became the Eastern District of Gothenburg, as a part of a larger reorganization of the City of Gothenburg where the number of district councils has been halved to ten. Bergsjön, as part of...

 (where the streets are named after things to do with outer space), which travels through Kortedala.

Places of interest

• Kortedala Torg - The big square.
• Isdala - The ice rink.
• Citytorget - Another square, where many restaurants and fast food establishments are located. For example, the only Italian pizzeria
  Pizza
  Pizza is an oven-baked, flat, disc-shaped bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese and various toppings.Originating in Italy, from the Neapolitan cuisine, the dish has become popular in many parts of the world. An establishment that makes and sells pizzas is called a "pizzeria"...
  
   in eastern Gothenburg is situated here.
• Almenacksplan - The local football field, where the local club Kortedala IF
  Kortedala IF
  Kortedala IF is a Swedish football club located in Göteborg.-Background:Kortedala IF currently plays in Division 4 Göteborg A which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Kortedalavallen in Göteborg....
  
  plays its league games.