Tisvildeleje

Tisvildeleje

Tisvildeleje is the village and coastal part or of the area known as Tisvilde located in on the north coast of the island Zealand (Sjælland) in Denmark 60km/40miles north of Copenhagen in the municipal of Helsinge.

The name "Tisvilde" is derived from “dedicated to the God Tyr”: Ti's vælde, hence the name Tisvilde. Tibirke Church was built on the site of a prehistoric “vi” or place of heathen sacrifice at which human victims were offered. At the foot of the church is a spring which may have been the place where pilgrims came in days of old. "Leje" roughly translates as 'plain' and used to be a fishermans village. Now most of the fishermen's houses are used as summer cottages.

To the West Tisvildeleje is bordered by Tisvilde Hegn [hegn=fence] , which is Denmark’s fifth largest forest. The beaches of Tisvildeleje are famed for their white sands and soft dunes.

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Helene Spring in Tisvildeleje is located close to the sea is one of Denmark’s most famous springs, and legend has it that anyone whose illness has not responded successfully to other forms of treatment must come to the spring on 23 June, Sankt Hans or Midsummer’s Eve. "Draw the amount of water you expect to drink in the course of the night and then direct your steps towards Helene’s grave; stretched out there, drink of the mystic health-giving water, and when the morning light has finally dawned afresh, you will be cured of your ills." Helene's Tomb is now a rectangular, grazed area surrounded by low stone fences. The two boulders leaning against each other indicate Helene's Tomb. It is located at Sankt Helenevej, 3220 Tisvildeleje.


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