Tisvilde | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 56°3′28″N 12°5′42″E / 56.05778°N 12.09500°E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Capital Region |
Municipality | Gribskov Municipality |
Area | |
• Urban | 3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi) |
Population (2024)[1] | |
• Urban | 1,385 |
• Urban density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+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]