Stenstorp

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Stenstorp
Sweden Västra Götaland location map.svg
Stenstorp
Stenstorp
Localization of Västra Götaland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Västra Götalands län
Historical Province (landskap): Västergötland
Municipality  : Falkoping
Coordinates : 58 ° 16 '  N , 13 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 58 ° 16 '  N , 13 ° 43'  E
SCB code : 5436
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 1823 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 1.69 km²
Population density : 1079 inhabitants / km²
List of perpetrators in Västra Götaland County
Dalén Museum

Stenstorp is a place ( Tatort ) in the Swedish province of Västra Götalands län and the historical province of Västergötland .

Stenstorp is located about 15 kilometers northeast of the city of Falköping on the main railway line Stockholm - Gothenburg in the municipality of Falköping . The place name (1397: Stødhungxstorp ) is probably a combination of the proper name Stødhing or Stødhung with torp (newly laid out farm).

The most famous son of the place is the inventor and Nobel Prize winner Gustaf Dalén , whose life and work there is also a museum in Stenstorp. The table tennis player Peter Karlsson was also born in the village .

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  1. a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)