Gribskov Municipality (Danish: Gribskov Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the Capital Region of Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 278 km2, and has a total population of 41,797.
Gribskov Municipality Gribskov Kommune (Danish) | |
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The north coast of Zealand. Viewed from Gilleleje in Gribskov Municipality. | |
| Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 56°03′N 12°13′E / 56.050°N 12.217°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Hovedstaden |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Seat | Helsinge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anders Gerner Frost (Nytgribskov) |
| Area | |
• Total | 278 km2 (107 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2025) | |
• Total | 41,797 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (389/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipal code | 219 |
| Website | www |
The municipality was created on 1 January 2007 as a merger of the former municipalities of Græsted-Gilleleje and Helsinge. Its mayor as of 1 January 2018 is Anders Gerner Frost, a member of the local Nytgribskov political party.
Locations
| Helsinge | 8,225 |
| Gilleleje | 6,658 |
| Græsted | 3,674 |
| Dronningmølle | 1,675 |
| Ramløse | 1,611 |
| Tisvilde | 1,560 |
| Smidstrup | 1,284 |
| Blistrup | 1,174 |
| Esbønderup | 1,143 |
| Vejby | 1,111 |
| Munkerup | 791 |
| Rågeleje | 762 |
| Kagerup | 406 |
| Annisse | 298 |
| Mårum | 223 |
| Søborg | 212 |
Politics
Municipal council
Gribskov's municipal council consists of 23 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Attractions
There is a large concentration of dolmens and tumuli within the municipality.
Of special mention is 'Valby Hegn', a small plantation close to Helsinge and Gribskov and home to no less than seven long barrows from the Neolithic Stone Age.
Other interesting sites includes:
- Rudolph Tegner Museum
- Munkeruphus
- Asserbo Charterhouse
- Søborg Castle
- Esrum Abbey
- Tisvilde Hegn
- Gribskov
Sources and references
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
- BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- Valby Hegn Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine Danish Nature Agency (in Danish)
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