Græsted is one of the main towns of the

Gribskov municipality Gribskov Municipality () is a municipality (Danish language, Danish, ''Commune (subnational entity), kommune'') in the Capital Region of Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 278 km2, and has a total population of 41,797. The municipali ...

in the Danish

Region Hovedstaden The Capital Region of Denmark (, ) is the easternmost administrative region of Denmark, and contains Copenhagen, the national capital. The Capital Region has 29 municipalities and a regional council consisting of 41 elected members. As of 1 ...

. The town is in northern

Sjælland Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020, comprising ...

, 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 3,662 (1 January 2025). 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 Hille ...

. 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
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Transport

Græsted is served by

Græsted railway station Græsted station is a railway station serving the town of Græsted in North Zealand, Denmark. Græsted station is located on the Gribskov Line from Hillerød to Gilleleje. The station was opened in 1880 with the opening of the Hillerød-Græsted ...

, located on the

Gribskov railway line The Gribskov Line or the Gribskov Railway () is a local railway, local passenger railway line in North Zealand north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The line runs north from Hillerød through the Gribskov forest and splits into two branches to the seasi ...

. The southern part of the town is served by the

railway halt A train station, railroad station, or railway station is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight, or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track, and a station building providing such a ...

Græsted South.

Notable residents of Græsted

* Aksel C. Wiin-Nielsen (1924–2010) Founder of the

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is an independent intergovernmental organisation supported by most of the nations of Europe. It is based at three sites: Shinfield Park, Reading, United Kingdom; Bologna, Italy; a ...

; Director General of the

World Meteorological Organization The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology an ...

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 Prime Minister of Denmark from 2009 to 2011 and again from 2015 to 2019. He was Leader of the Ve ...

(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 to 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

Transport

Notable residents of Græsted

See also

References

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