Gravenstein Standard Information Origin Denmark 1669. Gravenstein's the German name for the town of Gråsten in South Jutland, Denmark Type Summer apple, table apple, sauce apple Crossed with ??? List of apple cultivars Gravenstein (Danish: Gråsten-Æble)'s a variety of apple native to Gråsten in South Jutland, Denmark. The variety was discovered in 1669 as a chance seedling, although there's some evidence that the variety originated in Italy and traveled nor… (More on Gravenstein)