Gribskov Municipality


Gribskov Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden. The municipality covers an area of 278 km², and has a total population of 40,850.
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 political party.

Locations

Helsinge8,225
Gilleleje6,658
Græsted3,674
Dronningmølle1,675
Ramløse1,611
Tisvilde1,560
Smidstrup1,284
Blistrup1,174

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: