Gilleleje

General information - Location

Country	Denmark
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 12.2907,Lat: 56.1287
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	17:40:59pm
At island	Sjælland
Name province/region	Hovedstaden
Name Subregion	Gribskov
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gilleleje

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Smidstrup	3.1 km	WestSouthWest
2 Pårup	3.5 km	South
3 Søborg	5.1 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Alme	5.2 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Udsholt Strand	6.1 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 København	Denmark	49 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Berlin	Germany	408 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Oslo	Norway	431 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Gilleleje lies at the Baltic Sea (direction NorthNorthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Esrum Sø (17.3 km² at a height of around 8 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Sjælland. The distance to the mainland is 3.8 km.

The nearest mountain is UNK with a height of 41 meter (at a distance of 3.4 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Danish-German border with a straight distance of 231.5 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 324 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 48%, low location: 52%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Copenhagen Kastrup Airport (at a distance of 61 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport (at a distance of 39 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

21.5 km2

66.3%

Urban area

1.4 km2

4.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gilleleje in country Denmark

Gilleleje at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Kronborg Castle	Denmark	23 km	EastSouthEast
2 The par force hunting landscape in North Zealand	Denmark	24 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Roskilde Cathedral	Denmark	56 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gilleleje Flak og Tragten	DK	0 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Gilleleje
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gilleleje

Type of weather in Gilleleje	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	67 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:	14 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	05:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:27 Europe/Amsterdam