Gribskov Municipality

Gribskov Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden ("Capital Region"). The municipality covers an area of 278 km², and has a total population of 40,850 (1 April 2014).

Gribskov Municipality

Gribskov Kommune
Municipality
The north coast of Zealand. Viewed from Gilleleje in Gribskov Municipality.
Coat of arms
Gribskov Municipality
Coordinates: 56°03′N 12°13′E
CountryDenmark
RegionRegion Hovedstaden
SeatHelsinge
Government
 • MayorAnders Gerner Frost (Nytgribskov)
Area
 • Total270 km2 (100 sq mi)
Population
 (1 April 2014)
 • Total40,850
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code219
Websitewww.gribskov.dk

The municipality was created on 1 January 2007 as a merger of former municipalities of Græsted-Gilleleje and Helsinge. Its mayor as of 1 January 2018 is Anders Gerner Frost, a member of the local Nytgribskov (New Gribskov) political party.

Locations
Helsinge8,225
Gilleleje6,658
Græsted3,674
Dronningmølle1,675
Ramløse1,611
Tisvilde1,560
Smidstrup1,284
Blistrup1,174
Esbønderup1,143
Vejby1,111
Munkerup791
Rågeleje762
Kagerup406
Annisse298
Mårum223
Søborg212

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.

Election Party Total
seats		 Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C F G O V Ø
2005 5 1 1 3 2 14 1 27 70.4% Jannich Petersen (V)
2009 6 2 4 2 9 23 69.2% Jan Ferdinandsen (C)
2013 5 1 4 2 10 1 75.3% Kim Valentin (V)
2017 5 2 6 2 7 1 73.5% Anders Gerner Frost (G)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Attractions
One of the seven long barrows at Valby Hegn.

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.[1]


Other interesting sites includes:

Sources and references
  1. Valby Hegn Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine Danish Nature Agency (in Danish)

North Coast (Zealand) travel guide from Wikivoyage


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