Favrskov Municipality (, ) 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 population of 49,773 as of 1 January 2026.
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).Danish Nature Agency: Kronjylland
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 Hadsten 8,300 Hinnerup 7,800 Hammel 7,000 Søften 2,900 Ulstrup 2,000 Thorsø 1,800 Folby 1,100 Laurbjerg 970
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.
Election Party Totalseats Turnout Electedmayor200591321112774.3%Anders G. Christensen (V)2009112311070.5%Nils Borring (A)201311112912578.0%2017112119176.0%20219161115173.1%Lars Storgaard (C)202551821142175.7%Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, and 2021. Data from valg.dk 2025
Notable people Anne Sophie Reventlow (1693 in Clausholm Castle – 1743) Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1721 to 1730 as the second wife of Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway. Niels Hjersing Clementin (1721-1776), Danish actor, born in Hvorslev
Sister cities The following cities are twinned with Hadsten and Hinnerup: Saarijärvi, Western Finland, Finland
References
Sources Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from 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