Karlstorp, spelled ''Carlstorp'' in old writings, is a small village in

Vetlanda Municipality Vetlanda Municipality () is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden. The town of Vetlanda is the municipality's seat. The municipality was created in 1971 when the ''City of Vetlanda'' (instituted in 1920) was amalgamated with the ...

Jönköping County Jönköping County () 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 September 2017. The capita ...

, in southern

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

. It lies 42 km from the town of Vetlanda and 18 km from Mariannelund, and has a population of about 50.

Otto Lindblad Otto Jonas Lindblad (31 March 1809 – 26 January 1864), was a Swedish composer. He is most famous for the musical score of '' Kungssången'', the Swedish royal anthem. Otto Lindblad was the son of a clergyman. He was born in Karlstorp and a ...

, composer of

Kungssången ''Kungssången'' (''The King's Song'') is the Swedish royal anthem. It is also known by its first line, ''Ur svenska hjärtans djup en gång'' ('). Although sung on such occasions as the King's birthday, the annual opening of the Riksdag and t ...

, the Swedish

royal anthem The anthem for a person, office or rank is music played on formal or ceremonial occasions in the presence of the person, office-holder, or rank-holder, especially by a military band. The head of state in many countries is honored with a prescrib ...

, came from Karlstorp.

External links

Karlstorp Parish Council
Populated places in Jönköping County {{Jönköping-geo-stub