Hornslet is a town located in East Jutland, on the southwestern part of the Djursland peninsula, Denmark. It is a commuter town of the city of

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, which lies approximately 28 kilometers to the southwest, and a railway town at

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, the railroad between the cities of Aarhus and Grenaa. Hornslet is located in

Syddjurs Municipality Syddjurs municipality is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland in Denmark just north of Aarhus and is a part of the Aarhus area. It covers an area of 696.7 km² and has a population of 41,671 (1 April 2014). On 1 Janua ...

, which in turn is part of Region Midtjylland, and has a population of 6,171 (1 January 2022).BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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Rosenholm Castle, which belongs to the family Rosenkrantz, is located immediately outside the town. The castle was recently best known for having given facilities to DR's julekalender "Christmas at the Castle" from 1986. In the past, Hornslet was the largest town in and municipal seat of Rosenholm Municipality. 1. January 2007, it was merged with the neighbouring municipality of Rønde, to form the current

. In 2008 a spectacular

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of a wind turbine took place, which was filmed.

Notable people

Iver Rosenkrantz Iver Eriksen Rosenkrantz (5 December 1674 – 13 November 1745) was a Danish statesman and landowner. Education and early career Iver Rosenkrantz was born at Rosenholm Castle (''Rosenholm Slot'') in Hornslet, Denmark. He was the son of Erik Ro ...

(1674 in at Rosenholm Castle – 1745) a Danish statesman and landowner, buried at Hornslet Church

References

Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region Syddjurs Municipality {{CentralDK-stub