Hammel is a town in central Denmark with a population of 6,906 (1 January 2014), 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.
Coordinates: 56°15′N 9°52′E / 56.250°N 9.867°E