Until 1 January 2007 Hinnerup municipality was a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in
Aarhus County
Aarhus County or Århus County () 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 effective 1 January 2 ...
on the
Jutland
Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...
peninsula in central
Denmark
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. The municipality covered an area of 76 km², and had a total population of 12.048 (2005). Its last mayor was Niels Berg, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party)
political party
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. The main town and site of its municipal council was the town of
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 ...
Hadsten
Hadsten (locally ) is a railway town in central Denmark and, with a population of 8,560 (1 January 2025),Hammel, and
Hvorslev
Hvorslev is a Danish village of Region Midtjylland with a population of 212 (1 January 2023).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 ...
to form the new
Favrskov municipality
Favrskov Municipality (, ) is a Commune (subnational entity), 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 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
The Central Denmark Region (), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid-Jutland, is an administrative Regions of Denmark, region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municip ...