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Kista (Swedish: /'ɕiːsta/) is a district of Stockholm Municipality in Sweden belonging to Rinkeby-Kista borough. Located northwest of central Stockholm, Kista is divided by the Stockholm Metro blue line into a western part which is primarily residential, and an eastern part occupied by commercial ventures, mostly in the telecommunication and computer industry. Kista hosts the IT University, a joint venture between the Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University. Because of its computer industries, Kista became referred to as Chipsta or Sweden's Silicon Valley in the 1980s.
Kista is named after an old farm, still located in the area. The construction of the modern parts were started in the 1970s. The streets in Kista are named after towns and famous people from Denmark and Iceland. (...) more....
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