Græsted
Encyclopedia
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 3,526 (1 January 2011). The whole of Græsted Parish had 4769 inhabitants (2004).
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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 is also nicknamed the 'holy city'. This is because the city has historically been characterized by spiritual Awakening since the 1860s. Church life has thus helped shape the development of the city.
Since the 1960s, the population has doubled to almost 4900 today. At the trade level, however, the city has lost much of its significance.
Gribskov municipality
Gribskov Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden . The municipality covers an area of 278 km², and has a total population of 40,512 ....
in the Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
Region Hovedstaden
Region Hovedstaden
The Capital Region of Denmark is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the...
. The town is in northern Sjælland, just south of Gilleleje
Gilleleje
Gilleleje is, with a population of 6,491 , one of the main towns of the Gribskov municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. The town is at the northernmost point of Sjælland in Denmark.-Etymology:...
, and has a population of 3,526 (1 January 2011). 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 HerredHolbo Herred
Holbo Herred is a former administrative division in Denmark located in the present-day municipality of Gribskov plus the parish of Nødebo...
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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 is also nicknamed the 'holy city'. This is because the city has historically been characterized by spiritual Awakening since the 1860s. Church life has thus helped shape the development of the city.
Since the 1960s, the population has doubled to almost 4900 today. At the trade level, 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.Famous residents of Græsted
- Lars Løkke RasmussenLars Løkke RasmussenLars Løkke Rasmussen is a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from April 2009 to October 2011. He is the leader of the centre-right liberal party, Venstre....
– Prime Minister of Denmark - Aksel C. Wiin-NielsenAksel C. Wiin-NielsenAksel C. Wiin-Nielsen was a Danish professor of meteorology at University of Copenhagen.- Career :Wiin-Nielsen became the first director of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts in January 1974...
– Founder of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsEuropean Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsThe European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts is an independent intergovernmental organisation supported by 19 European Member States and 15 Co-operating States...
; Director General of the World Meterological Organization from 1980 to 1984