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Place in Västergötland, Sweden
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Lidköping is a city with about 25,000 inhabitants in the province Västergötland in Sweden. It is by the lake Vänern.
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Built 1298 but totally rebuilt by Sweden's richest man about 1650.
The world's greatest show for classic American cars.
Falkängsvägen. Youth hostel open all year round.
Gamla Stadens Torg 5.
Fabriksgatan 4. Rörstrand is the second oldest porcelain manufacturer in Europe. The Fabriksbod offers porcelein with small defects at lower prices.
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The national highway 44 passes through Lidköping, and the European route E20 passes near it. The road 187 is the connection from E20 from south to Lidköping.
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