Until 1 January 2007, Helsinge was a municipality (Danish

Danish language

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, kommune) in Frederiksborg County

Frederiksborg County

Frederiksborg Amt is a former county in the north of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden ....

 on the north coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark

Denmark

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. It had a total population of 19,473 (2005), but in the summer months the population grew to over 36.000 people. Its last mayor was Claus Lange, a member of the Venstre

Venstre (Denmark)

VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...

 (Liberal Party) political party

Politics of Denmark

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. The main town and the site of its municipal council was the town of Helsinge.

The municipality was created in 1970 due to a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined the former municipalities Helsinge/Valby/Mårum, Vejby/Tibirke, Ramløse/Annisse.

Helsinge municipality ceased to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was combined with Græsted-Gilleleje

Græsted-Gilleleje

Until January 1, 2007, Græsted-Gilleleje was a municipality in Frederiksborg County on the north coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 134 km², and had a total population of 20,936 . Its last mayor was Jannich Petersen, a member of the Venstre ...

 municipality to form the new Gribskov municipality

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 ....

. This created a municipality with an area of 278 km² and a total population of 40,409 (2005). The new municipality belongs to Region Hovedstaden

Region Hovedstaden

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 ("Capital Region").

Famous residents of the municipality

• Rolf Sørensen
  Rolf Sørensen
  Rolf Sørensen is a former Danish professional road bicycle racer. He is the most successful Danish bicycle racer ever, with his 53 victories over 17 seasons. He is currently working as a cycling commentator and agent. Born in Helsinge in Denmark, Sørensen moved to Italy at the age of 17, where he...
  
   was at one point the leader of the UCI Road World Cup in road bicycle racing
  Road bicycle racing
  Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
  
  , and grew up here.