Anderstorp

Place in Småland, Sweden

57°17′N 13°38′E / 57.283°N 13.633°E / 57.283; 13.633CountrySwedenProvinceSmålandCountyJönköping CountyMunicipalityGislaved MunicipalityArea

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• Total5.61 km² (2.17 sq mi)Population

(31 December 2010)^[1]

• Total4,965 • Density884/km² (2,290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)ClimateDfb

Anderstorp (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈânːdɛʂˌtɔrp])^[2] is a locality situated in Gislaved Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 4,965 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

Scandinavian Raceway, which hosted the Swedish Grand Prix Formula One races in 1973–1978, is situated here.

Anderstorp also hosts the Anderstorps SK, famous for its men's handball teams, and has most industries in Sweden (per person).^{[citation needed]}

Notable residents

Jonatan Nielsen (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 4.