Hinnerup

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Hinnerup, is a town in central Denmark, 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 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.