Græsted is one of the main towns of the

Gribskov municipality 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 20 ...

in the

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. The town is in northern

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, just south of

Gilleleje Gilleleje () is a fishing town and seaside resort on the north coast of the peninsula North Zealand, Denmark. The town is located at the northernmost point of the island of Zealand. It is one of the main towns of the Gribskov municipality in Regio ...

, and has a population of 3,561 (1 January 2022). The whole of Græsted Parish had 4769 inhabitants (2004).

History

Græsted's original name was Gresholdt, which means a place with grass and forest. Gresholdt is mentioned for the first time in Esrum Klosterbog in 1299. The area then belonged to

Holbo Herred Holbo Herred (''Holbo Hundred'') was an administrative division in Frederiksborg County in the northern part of the island of Zealand, Denmark. It comprised the present-day Gribskov Municipality plus the parish of Nødebo (which today is in Hil ...

. On 20 January 1880, the railroad between Græsted and Hillerød was inaugurated. This meant that development of the city escalated, with the construction of a post office, supply association, cooperative dairy, cooperative bakery and mill, as well as savings banks and industry. Græsted was for years the leading town in the area.Græsted sogn, Af Simon Steenfeldt
/ref> Græsted is also nicknamed the 'holy town'. This is because the city has historically been characterized by spiritual Awakening since the 1860s. Church life has helped shape the development of the city. Since the 1960s, the population has doubled to almost 4900. In trade, however, the city has lost much of its significance.

Tourist attractions

Græsted is home to one of the biggest outdoor events for machinery with and without steam in Scandinavia.

Græsted Steam Fair Græsted is one of the main towns of the Gribskov municipality in the Danish Region Hovedstaden. The town is in northern Sjælland, just south of Gilleleje, and has a population of 3,561 (1 January 2022). The whole of Græsted Parish had 4769 ...

Famous residents of Græsted

Aksel C. Wiin-Nielsen Aksel C. Wiin-Nielsen (17 December 1924 – 26 April 2010) was a Danish professor of meteorology at University of Copenhagen, University of Michigan, Director of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), and Secretary-Genera ...

(1924–2010) Founder of the

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; Director General of the

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from 1980 to 1984 *

Lars Løkke Rasmussen Lars Løkke Rasmussen (; born 15 May 1964) is a Danish politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2022. He previously served as the 25th Prime Minister of Denmark from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2015 to 2019. He was the lead ...

(born 1964) former Prime Minister of Denmark 2015-2019 *

Sólrun Løkke Rasmussen Sólrun Jákupsdóttir Løkke Rasmussen (born 22 November 1968) is the wife of the former Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars Løkke Rasmussen. Early life and family Rasmussen was born Sólrun Jákupsdóttir on 22 November 1968 in Tórshavn, Faroe Is ...

(born 1968) city council member for Græsted-Gilleleje from 1998-2005, wife of

References

External links

Municipality's official websiteDin By Græsted
{{DEFAULTSORT:Graested Cities and towns in the Capital Region of Denmark Former municipalities of Denmark Gribskov Municipality

History

Tourist attractions

Famous residents of Græsted

See also

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