Hammel is a town in central

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with a population of 6,854 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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and a former

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at the

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 ...

-Hammel- Thorsø railroad which was closed in 1956. The town is located in

Favrskov municipality Favrskov Municipality ( da, Favrskov Kommune, ) 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 ...

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 ...

. Until 1 January 2007 it was also the site of the municipal council of the now former

Hammel Municipality Until 1 January 2007 Hammel municipality was a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Aarhus County in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 144 km2, and had a total population of 10.830 (2005). Its last mayor was Ole Brøkner, ...

Notable people

* Dr. Timen Stiddem (born 1610 in Hammel) a prominent citizen and doctor in

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, arrived in

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in 1654 and is recorded as the first physician in Delaware *

Johan Bartholdy Conrad Johan Bartholdy (12 March 1853 – 6 December 1904) was a Danish organist, composer, singing teacher, conductor and author of music theory books. He was honored as a Titular Professor for the year 1900. Bartholdy was born in Hammel, the ...

(1853 in Hammel – 1904) an organist, composer, singing teacher, conductor and author *

Chris Anker Sørensen , birth_date = , birth_place = Hammel, Denmark , death_date = , death_place = Zeebrugge, Belgium , height = 1.85 m , weight = 64 kg , currentteam = , discipline = Road , role = , ridertype = Climbing specialis ...

(born 1984 in Hammel - 2021) a Danish professional road bicycle racer *

Gitte Sunesen Gitte Sunesen (born 11 December 1971) is a former Danish team handball player, Olympic champion and World champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital ...

(born 1971 in Hammel) a former team handball player, team gold medallist at the

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External links

Official municipality website

References

Municipal seats of the Central Denmark Region Municipal seats of Denmark Towns and settlements in Favrskov Municipality Favrskov Municipality {{CentralDK-stub