Favrskov Municipality (, ) is a

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north of

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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 49,359 as of 1. January 2025. The largest towns within the municipality are Hadsten,

Hinnerup Hinnerup is a small town in eastern Jutland, Denmark, in Favrskov Municipality, Region Midtjylland, northwest of Aarhus. It has become mostly a suburb, and is connected to Aarhus by Søften, Lisbjerg and Skejby. The town has a population of 8,52 ...

and Hammel. Favrskov Municipality was created on 1 January 2007 as a result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007). It is a fusion of the former municipalities of Hadsten, Hammel,

, and Hvorslev, as well as the southern part of the former

Langå Municipality Until 1 January 2007 Langå municipality was a municipality ( Danish, ''Municipalities of Denmark, kommune'') in Aarhus County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 133 km2, and had a total population ...

. 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

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and of the

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, 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

Anne Sophie Reventlow Anne Sophie von Reventlow (; 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 Born in Clausholm castle, into an ancient House of Reventlow, ...

(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 language, Danish: ''Frederik''; 11 October 1671 – 12 October 1730) was List of Danish monarchs, King of Denmark and List of Norwegian monarchs, Norway from 1699 until his death. Frederick was the son of Christian V of Denma ...

and Norway.

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Hadsten and Hinnerup: *

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References

Sources

* Municipal statistics
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KMD
aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data) * Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map

External links

Favrskov municipality's website

Information about Favrskov municipality

Municipal and Regional Key Figures
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