Tisvilde

Tisvilde
Town
Tisvildeleje
Tisvildeleje
Tisvilde is located in Denmark
Tisvilde
Tisvilde
Location in Denmark
Tisvilde is located in Capital Region
Tisvilde
Tisvilde
Tisvilde (Capital Region)
Coordinates: 56°3′28″N 12°5′42″E / 56.05778°N 12.09500°E / 56.05778; 12.09500
CountryDenmark
RegionCapital Region
MunicipalityGribskov Municipality
Area
 • Urban
3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Urban
1,385
 • Urban density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-3220 Tisvildeleje

Tisvilde is a small town with a population of 1,385 (1 January 2024) [1] located on the north coast of the island Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark 60 km (37 mi) in Gribskov Municipality, northeast of Hillerød.

Tisvildeleje is the coastal part of Tisvilde. "Leje" roughly translates as "plain" and used to be a fishermen's village. Now all of the fishermen's houses are used as "quintessential" summer residences. The southeast of Tisvilde is referred to as Tibirke.

Tisvilde, alongside Hornbæk further to the east, has the highest prices of summer houses in Denmark. A 175 sqn summer house was sold for DKK22 mio. in 2017.[2]

  1. ^ a b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
  2. ^ "Ny kæmpehandel på sommerhusmarkedet er blandt de dyreste nogensinde". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 17 July 2017.