Hammel
# Hammel

Hammel is a town in central Denmark with a population of 7,019 (1 January 2023), 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.

## Notable people

* Dr. Timen Stiddem (born 1610 in Hammel) a prominent citizen and doctor in Wilmington, Delaware, arrived in New Sweden in 1654 and is recorded as the first physician in Delaware
* Johan Bartholdy (1853 in Hammel – 1904) an organist, composer, singing teacher, conductor and author
* Chris Anker Sørensen (born 1984 in Hammel - 2021) a Danish professional road bicycle racer
* Gitte Sunesen (born 1971 in Hammel) a former team handball player, team gold medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics
