Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
and is a part of the Aarhus area. According to municipal and regional key figures the municipality covers an area of and had a population of 47,177 as of 1 April 2014.
The largest towns within the municipality are
Hadsten
Hadsten (locally ) is a railway town in central Denmark with a population of 8,345 (1 January 2023),Hinnerup
Hinnerup, is a small town in East Jutland, Denmark with a population of 8,164 (1 January 2022),Hammel
Hammel is a town in central Denmark with a population of 6,854 (1 January 2022),''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007). It is a fusion of the former municipalities of
Hadsten
Hadsten (locally ) is a railway town in central Denmark with a population of 8,345 (1 January 2023),Hammel
Hammel is a town in central Denmark with a population of 6,854 (1 January 2022),Hinnerup
Hinnerup, is a small town in East Jutland, Denmark with a population of 8,164 (1 January 2022),Hvorslev
Hvorslev is a Danish village of Region Midtjylland with a population of 221 (1 January 2023).Langå Municipality Until 1 January 2007 Langå municipality was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Aarhus County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 133 km², and had a total population of 8.396 (2005). Its las ...
. The northern parts of Favrskov Municipality, consisting roughly of the former municipalities of Hadsten, Langå and Hvorslev, are part of the larger geographical region of ''Kronjylland'' (Crown Jutland).
The municipality is part of Business Region Aarhus and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.
According to Danmarks Statistik, from 2005 to 2009, this was the third-fastest growing municipality out of 98.
Location
Politics
Municipal council
Favrskov's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Notable people
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Anne Sophie Reventlow
Anne Sophie von Reventlow ( da, Anna Sophie; 16 April 1693 – 7 January 1743) was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1721 to 1730 as the second wife of Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway.
Early life
Countess Anna Sophie von Reventlow was born in ...
(1693 in Clausholm Castle – 1743) Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1721 to 1730 as the second wife of
Frederick IV of Denmark
Frederick IV (Danish: ''Frederik''; 11 October 1671 – 12 October 1730) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death. Frederick was the son of Christian V of Denmark-Norway and his wife Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel.
Early lif ...
and Norway.
Sister cities
The following cities are
twinned
Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to:
* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...