Hadsten
Sign in to saveHadsten (locally ) is a railway town in central Denmark and, with a population of 8,560 (1 January 2025), the largest town in Favrskov Municipality located in Region Midtjylland in Central Jutland. Until 1 January 2007 it was the site of the municipal council of the now former Hadsten municipality. Other names for Hadsten are: Hadsten Stationsby.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Hadsten
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Collage-Hadsten.png
- Settlement.motto
- "Et hestehoved foran"
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Denmark#Denmark Central Denmark Region
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- Hadsten
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Denmark
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- [[]]
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Central Jutland Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- [[]]
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal council25 members A (11) C (1) F (1) O (2) V (9) Ø (1)
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Nils Borring (A)
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 3 September 1862
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- Denmark
- Located in
- Favrskov Municipality
- Area
- 5.29
- Elevation
- 30
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- Image
- Hadsten - vue mod nord.jpg
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- postal code
- 8370
- inception
- 1862-09-03
- twinned administrative body
- Kungsbacka Municipality
- Commons category
- Hadsten
- different from
- Hadsten Kommune
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Culture
- Urban districts of Hadsten
- Notable people
- Gallery
- Sister cities
- References
- External links
Hadsten (locally ) is a railway town in central Denmark and, with a population of 8,560 (1 January 2025), the largest town in Favrskov Municipality located in Region Midtjylland in Central Jutland. Until 1 January 2007 it was the site of the municipal council of the now former Hadsten municipality. Other names for Hadsten are: Hadsten Stationsby.
Hadsten has many educational institutions, including a technical school, gymnasium (Secondary school), and folk high school. Hadsten is famous for having one of the largest model railways in Europe. Besides that, Hadsten has the shortest pedestrian street in Europe.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hadsten” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (2)
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3 mapped locations