Anderstorp () is a locality situated in Gislaved Municipality,

Jönköping County Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in Septe ...

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 ...

with 4,965 inhabitants in 2010. Scandinavian Raceway, which hosted the

Swedish Grand Prix The Swedish Grand Prix (Swedish: Sveriges Grand Prix) was a round of the Formula One World Championship from 1973 to 1978. It took place at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp (Gislaved Municipality), about from Jönköping, in Småland, S ...

Formula One races in 1973–1978, is situated here. Anderstorp also hosts the Anderstorps SK, famous for its men's

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

teams, and has most industries in Sweden (per person).

Notable residents

Jonatan Nielsen Jonatan Nielsen (born September 11, 1993) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for Rødovre Mighty Bulls of Metal Ligaen, the top tier league in Denmark. Nielsen was selected 194th overall in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by ...

(born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player

References

External links

{{authority control Populated places in Jönköping County Populated places in Gislaved Municipality Finnveden