Tibirke is a locality in

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located between

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to the north, Tisvilde Hegn to the west and

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to the south, approximately 60 kilometres north of

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. It includes the protected area Tibirke Bakker (hills), Tibirke Lunde (grove), Tibirke Sand (sand) and the village Tibirke.

Location

Tibirke Sand has an area of two square kilometres. It is bounded by Frederiksværksvej and Tisvilde Hegn to the north, Arresø to the east and south and by the municipal border with

Halsnæs Municipality Halsnæs Kommune is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Hovedstaden ("Capital Region"). The municipality covers a total area (land and water) of 122.15 km² (2013), according to Municipal Key Figures (De Kommunale Nøgletal (www.no ...

to the west.

History

Ancient history

Remains of two ancient roads at Tibirke Ellemose show evidence of early human activity in the area. One is from 2,800 BC, making it Denmark's oldest known road construction. The other, which consists of a series a step stones and a cobbled section of road, dates from the pre-Roman Iron Age.

13th to 19th century

The first references to the name Tibirke are from 1208–14. The name comes from ''ti'', meaning god, and ''birki'' birch grove. The village of Tibirke was covered in sand and abandoned when the area was hit by sand drift in the 16th century. The farmers moved to Tisvilde. In 1717, Tibirke Church was almost completely covered by sand and it was under consideration to tear it down and ship the building materials off to

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. However, king Frederick IV ultimately decided to combat the sand and the church was instead excavated.

20th century

In the beginning the 1900s, a mixture of artists, writers and wealthy citizens built the first houses in Tibirke Hills. The architect and archaeologist Ejnar Dyggve created a master plan for the area in 1916 and he also designed a number of summer houses that was built in the hills over the following years. Many other leading architects of the time also designed summer houses in the area, including Mogens Clemmensen,

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, Ivar Bentsen and

Vilhelm Lauritzen Vilhelm Lauritzen (9 September 1894 – 22 December 1984) was a leading Danish modern architect, founder of the still active architectural firm Vilhelm Lauritzen Arkitekter. Biography Vilhelm Lauritzen was born in Slagelse, Denmark. He studi ...

. Among the residents were the writer Johannes V. Jensen. In 1928, mockingly,

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referred to Tibirke Bakker as "Snob Hills". Tibirke Lunde saw a similar development.

Literature

* Dahl, Thorkel: ''Huse i Tibirke Bakker''. Kunstakademiets Arkitektskoles Forlag.

References

External links

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