Kinna is a
locality and the seat of
Mark Municipality,
Västra Götaland County,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
. It had 14,776 inhabitants in 2010.
Kinna is located south of
Borås and south east of
Gothenburg
Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...
. The original Kinna has grown together with surrounding
Skene and
Örby
Örby is a residential area in Söderort, Stockholm Municipality, Sweden. It has an area of 159 hectares and 4,720 inhabitants.
History
Örby got its name from the Örby Manor (''Örby slott''), as does the neighbouring residential area of ...
making up the present locality.
People from Kinna
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Jonas Jerebko, professional
basketball player, second Swedish-born player to ever be
selected in the
NBA Draft
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Mor Kerstin i Stämmemand-Kinna
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Oskar Palmquist, playing for
Rutgers University Basketball Team
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Gabriella Quevedo
Gabriella Evelina Quevedo (born 12 January 1997, Kinna, Sweden) is a Swedish guitarist. She grew up in Kinna and developed an interest in guitar because her father played the instrument. Her father is from Argentina and her mother is Argentine-S ...
References
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Populated places in Västra Götaland County
Populated places in Mark Municipality
Municipal seats of Västra Götaland County
Swedish municipal seats