Gilleleje is a town in the north of Zealand. It's only claim to fame is that it was one of those little fishing villages from where Jews were sailing to Sweden during WWII to avoid capture by the Nazis.
It's a city in Denmark.
The Johansens travel from Copenhagen, Denmark to Gilleleje, Denmark in the book "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry.
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Gilleleje's population is 6,491.
Gilleleje is located north of Copenhagen, at the northern coast of the island Sealand.
why was it possible for people to escape by boat to sweden from gilleleje
Fishermen sailed them to Hoganas in Sweden from Gilleleje all together 940 people.
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Mrs. Johnson, Anne Marie, Kirsti, and Ellen traveled from Copenhagen, Denmark to the Danish fishing village of Gilleleje in Lois Lowry's novel "Number the Stars." They made this journey to escape the Nazis during World War II.
Gillelje is 10 miles from the Swedish land and Copenhagen is about 15 miles.
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It is the capital city of Denmark.