Hinnerup, is a small town in

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with a population of 8,164 (1 January 2022),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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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 ...

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just northwest of Aarhus. It is more or less a suburb nowadays, connected to Aarhus by the urban tract of Søften,

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and Skejby. Until 1 January 2007 Hinnerup was the site of the municipal council of the now former Hinnerup Municipality. It is now the municipal seat of

The

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of 'Hinnerup Stationsby' emerged in 1862. The town later gave name to the now non existing Hinnerup Municipality formed in 1967, by fusing the parishes of Grundfør, Vitten, Haldum and Vitten with the Søften-Foldby Municipality. During recent years, Hinnerup has expanded with newly built residential areas and the town centre has been renovated to make it more attractive to shoppers. A central building is "Hinnerup Bibliotek og Kulturhus" (Library and Cultural House), which opened in May 1993. The modern building has been designed by Hans Peter Svendler Nielsen from architectural firm

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, in Aarhus. In April 2002, an arson ruined most of the library facilities; however, it was re-opened in November the same year. The building also houses small art exhibitions and serves as a tiny ticket sales office for the railway line going right by. In 2012, the city celebrated its 150th anniversary, with a visit by Frederik, the Crown Prince of Denmark and his wife,

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Notable people

* Dame Adeline Genée DBE (1878 in Hinnerup – 1970) a Danish/British ballet dancer * Lars Hjortshøj (born 1967 in Hinnerup) a Danish stand-up comedian and TV and radio host

Sister cities

The following cities were twinned with Hinnerup: *

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External links

Official municipality websiteLibrary and Cultural House Website

References

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