Gilleleje
Gilleleje () is a fishing town and seaside resort on the north coast of the peninsula North Zealand, Denmark. The town is located at the northernmost point of the island of Zealand. It is one of the main towns of the Gribskov municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. As of 1 January 2025, it has a population of 6,596.
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- Etymology
- History
- Fishing village
- Fishing town and seaside resort
- World War II
- Post-war period
- Economy
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- Transportation
- Notable people
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Gilleleje () is a fishing town and seaside resort on the north coast of the peninsula North Zealand, Denmark. The town is located at the northernmost point of the island of Zealand. It is one of the main towns of the Gribskov municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. As of 1 January 2025, it has a population of 6,596.
==Etymology== left|thumb|Fishing boats in Gilleleje harbor The name Gilleleje is a combination of the archaic Danish word gil, which is a crevice or cleft, and leje, which is a place where fishermen come in specific seasons to fish. It was probably shortened from Gilbjerg Leje, where Gilbjerg ("cleftmountain") is a rather dramatic name for a rather mundane point just west of town limits. The Danish villages ending in -leje are often from the 16th century, when seasonal fishermen began settling and regular townships appeared. Compare with the Swedish ending läge.