Gribskov Municipality

Gribskov Municipality
Gribskov Kommune
Municipality

The north coast of Zealand. Viewed from Gilleleje in Gribskov Municipality.

Coat of arms
Country Denmark
Region Region Zealand
Seat Helsinge
Government
 • Mayor Kim Valentin (V)
Area
 • Total 270 km2 (100 sq mi)
Population (1 April 2014)
 • Total 40,850
 • Density 150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipal code 219
Website www.gribskov.dk

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).

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

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.[1]

Other interesting sites includes:

Sources and references

  1. ↑ Valby Hegn Danish Nature Agency (Danish)

External links

North Coast (Zealand) travel guide from Wikivoyage

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Coordinates: 56°03′N 12°13′E / 56.050°N 12.217°E / 56.050; 12.217

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