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Gribskov Municipality

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Country
  
Denmark

Seat
  
Helsinge

Municipal code
  
219

Area
  
270 km²

Capital
  
Helsinge

Region
  
Region Zealand

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
  
Gilleleje, Tisvilde, Hornbæk, Frederiksværk, Lake Esrum

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:

  • Rudolph Tegner Museum
  • Munkeruphus
  • Asserbo Charterhouse
  • Søborg Castle
  • Esrum Abbey
  • Tisvilde Hegn
  • Gribskov

    • References

    Gribskov Municipality Wikipedia
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