Gribskov Municipality
Gribskov Kommune (Danish) | |
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 The north coast of Zealand. Viewed from Gilleleje in Gribskov Municipality. | |
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| 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 2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 41,547 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipal code | 219 |
| Website | www |
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 41,547.
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.
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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.
| Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||||||
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| 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
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.[2]
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)
External links
North Coast (Zealand) travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Official website
- Netavisen Gribskov, municipal newspaper
- Website Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
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This page was last edited on 30 March 2024, at 06:58