Editing Hammel (section)

== Religion ==
[[File:Hammel Kirke1.JPG|thumb|Hammel Church, 2009.]]
Hammel Church was originally constructed in the [[Romanesque architecture|romanesque]] style c. 1100. Its [[nave]] and part of the [[Choir (architecture)|choir]] date to the 12th century, while the tower was added in the 17th and altered in the 19th century.<ref name=":2" /> In 1558, the king ordered that the nearby Jernit Church be demolished and its possessions be transferred to Hammel, thus expanding the size of Hammel's [[Parish (Denmark)|parish]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://danmarkskirker.natmus.dk/uploads/tx_tcchurchsearch/Aarhus_3497-3498_01.pdf|title=Danmarks Kirker|year=1990–1991|edition=16th|volume=7|pages=3497–3498|language=da|chapter=Jernit Kirke: Hammel Sogn}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> Today, the church is considered a [[road church]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vejkirker of Andre Åbne Kirker|url=http://www.kirkefondet.dk/fileadmin/filer/Billeder/Vejkirke/vejk_jyl11_web.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215551/http://www.kirkefondet.dk/fileadmin/filer/Billeder/Vejkirke/vejk_jyl11_web.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|website=Kirkefondet|language=da}}</ref>