Kinda

Kinda is a wooded and hilly district in the country between Östergötland and Småland. In the Middle Ages Kinda and neighbouring Ydre were counted among the small lands of Småland; later they came to be reckoned as part of Östergötland. In 1527 the northern part of the hundred was granted to Måns Johansson of the Natt och Dag family, who received the southern part in 1534. Lakes and forests gave the district a landscape distinct from the open plains farther north.