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 41,787.

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

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.

ElectionPartyTotal seatsTurnoutElected mayor
ABCFGOVØ
2005511321412770.4%Jannich Petersen (V)
2009624292369.2%Jan Ferdinandsen (C)
2013514210175.3%Kim Valentin (V)
201752627173.5%Anders Gerner Frost (G)
Data from , , and

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.

Other interesting sites includes:

Sources and references

  • Municipal statistics: , delivered from aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
  • Municipal mergers and neighbors:

External links

North Coast (Zealand) travel guide from Wikivoyage