Denmark
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, song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast")
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, subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark
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, at the Aarhus-
Hammel
Hammel is a town in central Denmark with a population of 6,854 (1 January 2022),Thorsø railroad which was closed in 1956. The town is located in
Skanderborg Municipality
Skanderborg Municipality is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'')
in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark, just southwest of Aarhus. It has an area of 429.17 km², and has a population of 61,974 (1 January 2019).
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Jutland
Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...
– about – west of
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...
and is now more or less a satellite town of Aarhus. Today, Galten has almost fused with the neighbouring eastern town of Skovby into an urban area with a population of 9,004 (1 January 2022).BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
To the west of the town of Galten there are beautiful landscapes. The scenery between Galten and the nearby lakeside town of Ry, Denmark, Ry is characterised by the gently rolling hilly landscape that is so characteristic of eastern Jutland.
Galten is home to the Starco, STARCO Europe A/S, a global group for specialty tire and wheel engineering and manufacturing, and furniture maker Skovby Møbelfabrik.
Notable people
* Claus Olesen (born 1974 in Galten) a retired Danish sailor, competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 and the 2012 Summer Olympics
* Trine Østergaard (born 1991 in Galten) a Danish handball player for Odense Håndbold and the Danish national team
* Anne Mette Pedersen (born 1992 in Galten) a Danish handball player for FC Midtjylland Håndbold and the Danish national team
References
Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region
Skanderborg Municipality
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