Holbo Herred
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Holbo Herred is a former administrative division in Denmark
located in the present-day municipality of Gribskov
plus the parish
of Nødebo (which today is in Hillerød
municipality). Previously, Holbo had been under Strø Herred.
Holbos seal from 1648 represents Søborg Castle
.
The following parishes are located in the former hundred.
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...
located in the present-day municipality of Gribskov
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 ....
plus the parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Nødebo (which today is in Hillerød
Hillerød
Hillerød Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden . The municipality covers an area of 191 km² , and has a total population of 46,568...
municipality). Previously, Holbo had been under Strø Herred.
Holbos seal from 1648 represents Søborg Castle
Søborg Castle
Søborg Castle , in its heyday, was the strongest castle in Denmark ,and was also used as a prison . It was inhabited until the Count's Feud in 1535, when it is speculated that it was destroyed...
.
The following parishes are located in the former hundred.
- Annisse Parish
- Blistrup Parish
- Esbønderup Parish
- Gilleleje Parish
- Græsted Parish
- Helsinge Parish
- Mårum Parish
- Nødebo Parish
- Ramløse Parish
- Søborg Parish
- Tibirke Parish
- Valby Parish
- Vejby Parish