Kortedala is a district, mainly residential (apartments), in the north-eastern part 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 ...

in western

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. The area has a population of around 10,000 and is one of the typical 1950s suburbs of Gothenburg. The area has many trees and parks. Kortedala also has Gothenburg's largest ice-skating rink, Isdala, and a large sports centre, Alelyckan. There are four local squares, three smaller ones and the larger Kortedala Torg. Kortedala is on

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lines 6, 7 and 11, with line 6 terminating at Aprilgatan. In 2007, the Swedish musician

Jens Lekman Jens Martin Lekman (; born 6 February 1981) 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. His work is heavily influenced by Jonathan Ric ...

released an album titled ''

Night Falls Over Kortedala ''Night Falls Over Kortedala'' is the second studio album by Swedish indie pop musician Jens Lekman. Described as "a collection of recordings 2004–2007" on Lekman's website and in the album's liner notes, ''Night Falls Over Kortedala'' was relea ...

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

Bergsjön Bergsjön is a district in eastern Gothenburg, Sweden. On January 1, 2011, Bergsjön and Kortedala became the Eastern District of Gothenburg as part of a larger reorganization of the city of Gothenburg; the number of district councils was halved ...

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

Places of interest

*Kortedala Torg - the main square. *Isdala - the ice rink. *Citytorget - another square, where many restaurants and fast food establishments are located. For example, the only Italian

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in eastern Gothenburg is situated here. *Almenacksplan - The local

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pitch, where the local club

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. The cl ...

plays its league games. {{coord, 57, 45, N, 12, 02, E, region:SE-O_type:city_source:dewiki, display=title Boroughs of Gothenburg