# Hornslet

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**Hornslet** is a town located in [East Jutland](/source/Jutland), on the southwestern part of the [Djursland](/source/Djursland) peninsula, Denmark. It is a [commuter town](/source/Commuter_town) of the city of [Aarhus](/source/Aarhus), which lies approximately 28 kilometers to the southwest, and a [railway town](/source/Railway_town) at [Grenaabanen](/source/Grenaabanen), the railroad between the cities of Aarhus and [Grenaa](/source/Grenaa). Hornslet is located in [Syddjurs Municipality](/source/Syddjurs_Municipality), which in turn is part of Region [Midtjylland](/source/Midtjylland), and has a population of 6,420 (1 January 2025).[2]

[Rosenholm Castle](/source/Rosenholm_Castle), which belongs to the [Rosenkrantz family](/source/Rosenkrantz_(noble_family)), is located immediately outside the town. The castle was recently best known for having given facilities to DR's julekalender "Christmas at the Castle" from 1986.

In the past, Hornslet was the largest town in and municipal seat of [Rosenholm Municipality](/source/Rosenholm_Municipality). 1. January 2007, it was merged with the neighbouring [municipality of Rønde](/source/R%C3%B8nde_Municipality), to form the current [Syddjurs Municipality](/source/Syddjurs_Municipality).

In 2008 a spectacular [collapse](/source/Hornslet_Wind_Turbine_Collapse) of a wind turbine took place, which was filmed.

## Notable people

- [Iver Rosenkrantz](/source/Iver_Rosenkrantz) (1674 in at Rosenholm Castle – 1745) a Danish statesman and landowner, buried at Hornslet Church

## References

1. [BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex](https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY1?lang=en) The Mobile Statbank from [Statistics Denmark](/source/Statistics_Denmark)

1. [BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density](https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY3?lang=en) The Mobile Statbank from [Statistics Denmark](/source/Statistics_Denmark)

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