Standard Information Origin Denmark 1669. Gravenstein is the German name for the town of Gråsten in South Jutland, Denmark Type ??? Crossed with ??? List of apple cultivars Gravenstein (Danish: Gråsten-Æble) is 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 north. Description and growing conditions T… (More on Gravenstein)