Favrskov Municipality

Favrskov Municipality Favrskov Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Thorsø Church in Favrskov
Coat of arms
Favrskov Municipality
Coordinates: 56°19′43″N 10°02′46″E
Country	Denmark
Region	Central Denmark
Established	2007
Seat	Hinnerup
Government
• Mayor	Lars Storgaard (C)
Area
• Total	540.25 km2 (208.59 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2026)
• Total	49,773
• Density	92.130/km2 (238.61/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8382
Website	www.favrskov.dk

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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 49,773 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).

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.