Hammel

Hammel is a town in central Denmark with a population of 7,234 (1 January 2025), and a former railway town at the Aarhus-Hammel-Thorsø railroad which was closed in 1956. The town is located in Favrskov municipality in Jutland. Until 1 January 2007 it was also the site of the municipal council of the now former Hammel Municipality.

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Settlement.name: Hammel
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Hammel - Stationsbygningen2.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: The building of the former railway station
Settlement.pushpin_map: Denmark#Denmark Central Denmark Region
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Denmark
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Region Midtjylland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Favrskov Municipality
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 5.4
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025
Settlement.population_urban: 7234
Settlement.population_density_urban_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Gender
Settlement.population_blank1: 3522 males and 3712 females

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Population: 7005
Elevation: 66
Image: 09-10-06-e2-Hammel Kirke (Favrskov).jpg

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Commons category: Hammel (Jylland)
postal code: 8450

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== History == Hammel first saw significant settlement in the 13th century. The town was recorded as "Hamel" in 1479 and "Hammell" in 1596. The etymology of the town's name is believed to derive from the old Danish term "hamal", meaning "hill".