Gribskov Municipality 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 41,920. 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.

Locations

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.

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:

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