Falköping Municipality

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**Falköping Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Västra Götaland County in Sweden Falköping in Västra Götaland County Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Falköping
	58° 10´ N, 13° 34´ E
	County	Västra Götaland County
	Province	Västergötland
	Area Rank	1,056 km² 98th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	31,148 x of 290
	Density	30/km²

Falköping Municipality is located in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden where the town of Falköping is the seat with about 15,000 inhabitants.

The city of Falköping most likely emerged during the 15th century but earlier the town was an important site of pilgrimage due to its 12th century church dedicated to Saint Olaf (Sankt Olof). The city was heading for a shut-down during the 16th century and was even burnt to the ground by the Danes during the Northern Seven Years' War. However the city survived as one of the smallest rural cities in the kingdom.

Today Falköping has a population of about 15,500. The city is located where the Western Railline (Västra Stambanan) between Stockholm and Gothenburg meets the railline from Nässjö via Jönköping to Falköping. The city has never been a major industrial town and has existed as a mere service centre for the surrounding rural landscape, known as Falbygden.