| Favrskov Municipality | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Central Denmark |
| Established Date: | 2007 |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Leader Party: | A |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 540.25 |
| Population As Of: | 1. January 2024 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 49377 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Favrskov Municipality (Danish: Favrskov Kommune, in Danish pronounced as /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 540.25km2 and had a population of 49,377 as of 1. January 2024.
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.
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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 | Total seats | Turnout | Elected mayor | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 74.3% | Anders G. Christensen (V) | |||||
| 2009 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 70.5% | Nils Borring (A) | |||||||
| 2013 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 78.0% | ||||||
| 2017 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 76.0% | |||||||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 | ||||||||||||||
The following cities are twinned with Hadsten and Hinnerup:[5]
