Country Denmark Municipal code 219 Area 270 km² Capital Helsinge | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.gribskov.dk Population 40,850 (1 Apr 2014) | |
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Points of interest Rudolph Tegner Museum, Nordsjællands Veterantog, Munkeruphus, Nakkehoved Fyr, Fyrhistorisk Museum Destinations |
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).
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Map of Gribskov Municipality, Denmark
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 2014 is Kim Valentin, a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre (Denmark) political party.
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:
References
Gribskov Municipality Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA