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

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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. As of 2023, no tram lines longer stop at Aprilgatan due to a shortage of tram drivers. In 2007, the Swedish musician Jens Lekman released an album titled '' Night Falls Over Kortedala''. 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. *Almenacksplan - The local

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pitch, where the local club Kortedala IF plays its league games.

References

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