Stenstorp
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State : | Sweden | |||
Province (län): | Västra Götalands län | |||
Historical Province (landskap): | Västergötland | |||
Municipality : | Falkoping | |||
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 |
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 .