Hinnerup
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Hinnerup, is a town in central Denmark
with a population of 7,191 (1 January 2011), located in Favrskov municipality
in Region Midtjylland
in Jutland
just north of Aarhus and is more or less a suburb today. Until January 1, 2007, Hinnerup was the site of the municipal council of the now former Hinnerup municipality
.
Hinnerup Stationsby (Hinnerup railway town
) was formed in 1862. First in 1967 the Hinnerup Municipality was formed by joining the parishes Grundfør, Vitten, Haldum and Vitten with the Søften-Foldby Municipality. The center Hinnerup Stationsby gave the name Hinnerup to the new Municipality.
During recent years, Hinnerup has expanded with newly-built neighbourhoods and the central part of town 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 drawn by Hans Peter Svendler Nielsen from 3 X Nielsen, in Århus. In April 2002, a deliberately started fire 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.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
with a population of 7,191 (1 January 2011), located in Favrskov municipality
Favrskov municipality
Favrskov is a municipality in Region Midtjylland in Denmark north of Aarhus and is a part of the Aarhus area. It covers an area of 487 km² and has a total population of 45,604 ....
in Region Midtjylland
Region Midtjylland
Central Denmark Region or Central Jutland Region is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger...
in Jutland
Jutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
just north of Aarhus and is more or less a suburb today. Until January 1, 2007, Hinnerup was the site of the municipal council of the now former Hinnerup municipality
Hinnerup municipality
Until January 1, 2007, Hinnerup municipality was a municipality in Aarhus County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 76 km², and had a total population of 12.048 . Its last mayor was Niels Berg, a member of the Venstre political party...
.
Hinnerup Stationsby (Hinnerup railway town
Railway town
A railway town is a settlement that originated or was greatly developed because of a railway station or junction at its site.In Victorian Britain, the spread of railways greatly affected the fate of many small towns...
) was formed in 1862. First in 1967 the Hinnerup Municipality was formed by joining the parishes Grundfør, Vitten, Haldum and Vitten with the Søften-Foldby Municipality. The center Hinnerup Stationsby gave the name Hinnerup to the new Municipality.
During recent years, Hinnerup has expanded with newly-built neighbourhoods and the central part of town 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 drawn by Hans Peter Svendler Nielsen from 3 X Nielsen, in Århus. In April 2002, a deliberately started fire 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.