Favrskov_municipality

Favrskov Municipality

Favrskov Municipality

Municipality in Central Denmark, Denmark

Favrskov Municipality (Danish: Favrskov Kommune, pronounced [ˈfɑwˀɐˌskʌwˀ kʰoˈmuːnə]) 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 540.25 km2 (208.59 square miles) and had a population of 49,408 as of 1. January 2023.

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The largest towns within the municipality are Hadsten, Hinnerup 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, Hinnerup, and Hvorslev, as well as the southern part of the former Langå Municipality. 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).[2]

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.[3][4]

According to Danmarks Statistik, from 2005 to 2009, this was the third-fastest growing municipality out of 98.

Location

Hadsten8,300
Hinnerup7,800
Hammel7,000
Søften2,900
Ulstrup2,000
Thorsø1,800
Folby1,100
Laurbjerg970

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.

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Notable people

Sister cities

The following cities are twinned with Hadsten and Hinnerup:[5]

References

  1. [1]
    BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. [2]
    Danish Nature Agency: Kronjylland (in Danish)
  3. [3]
    "What is Business Region Aarhus". businessregionaarhus.dk. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Tal og statistik" [Figures and Statistics] (in Danish). Byregion Østjylland. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. [5]
    "City of Saarijärvi" (in Norwegian). City of Saarijärvi. Archived from the original on 2013-12-06. Retrieved 2012-06-15.

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