Falköping is a locality and the seat of Falköping Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 16,350 inhabitants in 2010.
Trätorget (17 June 2006)
Sankt Olofs kyrka, Falköping
'Stora Torget' – the main town square
Falköping from Mösseberg, with Ålleberg in the background
According to Swedish legend, the Knights of Ålleberg are ghosts of twelve knights who died at the Battle of Åsle in a 1389. The legend is an example of the king asleep in mountain motif in folklore.
A statue depicting the Knights of Ålleberg