Until 1 January 2007 Hadsten municipality was a municipality (
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, ''
kommune'') in
Aarhus County
Aarhus County or Århus County ( da, Århus Amt) is a former county of Denmark ( Danish: ''amt'') on the Jutland peninsula. It was created in 1970 by a merger of three counties: Århus, Randers and Skanderborg. The county was abolished effectiv ...
on the
Jutland
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peninsula in central
Denmark
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. The municipality covered an area of 139 km², and had a total population of 11.818 (2005). Its last mayor was Anders G. Christensen, a member of the
Venstre (Liberal Party)
political party
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. The main town and site of its municipal council was
Hadsten.
The Little River (''
Lilleå'') runs through the former municipality, and through the center of the town of Hadsten.
Hadsten municipality ceased to exist due to
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with
Hammel,
Hinnerup, and
Hvorslev municipalities, as well as the southern part of
Langå municipality to form the new
Favrskov municipality
Favrskov Municipality ( da, Favrskov Kommune, ) is a municipality in Central Denmark Region in Denmark north of Aarhus and is a part of the Aarhus area. According to municipal and regional key figures the municipality covers an area of and had a ...
. This created a municipality with an area of 487 km² and a total population of ca. 41,596 (2005). The new municipality belongs to
Region Midtjylland
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("Mid-Jutland Region").
Constructions
* Hadsten Transmitter, one of the tallest towers in Denmark.
External links
Favrskov municipality's website
References
* Municipal statistics
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KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)* Municipal mergers and neighbors
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Former municipalities of Denmark