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, North Zealand, some 60 kilometres northwest of

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. The original village is surrounded by extensive areas of summerhouses. It has merged with neighbouring Asserbo, forming an urban area with a combined population of 2,507 (1 January 2022).

Geography

Liseleje is located 7 km north of

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, 70 km from Copenhagen, 50 km from

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, 44 km from

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and 27 km from

Hillerød Hillerød () is a Danish town with a population of 35,357 (1 January 2022)Arresødal Manor which was created by Major General Johan Frederik Classen on 1773. Classen founded the fishing village in 1784 with the aim of providing food for the workers at his gunpowder mill at

. It was located in the outskirts of a large area which had been covered by drifting sand. The village originally consisted of just four families who were attracted to the site by freedom of taxes. The village was named after Classen's stepdaughter Elisabeth (Lise). Unlike in many of its neighbouring fishing communities, a proper harbour was never built and commercial fishing ended in the 1960s. Tourism began to develop in the early 1930s when the first boarding houses opened and many summer houses were built.

Today

Liseleje still features some of the original, thatched fishermen's houses as well as many early summerhouses. Liselængen, which still offers accommodation, has been a pension (Danish:Pensionat) since 1936. The former ice house at the end of Classensvej is from 1901 and was used by the fishermen to store the ice which made it possible to export their fish to Germany after the railway to Frederiksværk had opened. Lisegården, a three-winged, thatched farmhouse, is now used as a conference venue. Melbylejren, a former military installation and training ground established in 1886, is located in Asserbo. The buildings are now used as a venue for events and recreational activities.

Notable people

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(born 1940) a Danish jazz and rock drummer, has lived in Liseleje since 2005 *

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(born 1971) a Danish author and writer, has lived in Liseleje since 2005

Vacation homes

* Aage Langeland-Mathiesen (1868 – 1933 in Liseleje) a Danish architect. *

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(1922-1999) a Danish footballer * Karl Aage Præst (1922-2011) a Danish football player * John Hansen (1924-1990) a Danish footballer

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