Helsingør
Sign in to saveHelsingør ( , ; classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 63,953 on 1 January 2025, making it the 23rd most populated municipality in Denmark. Helsingør is located at the narrowest part of the Øresund strait and together with Helsingborg in Sweden, forms the northern reaches of the Øresund Region, centred on Copenhagen and Malmö. Helsingør is a ferry city, with the frequent departures on the HH Ferry route, which connects Helsingør with Helsingborg, across the Øresund.
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Helsingør is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark with nearly 64,000 residents, located at the narrowest point of the Øresund strait between Denmark and Sweden. The city serves as an important ferry hub connecting it to the Swedish city of Helsingborg and is part of the larger Øresund Region that includes Copenhagen and Malmö.
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- Locality
- Helsingør
- Region
- Region Hovedstaden
- Country
- Danmark
- Population
- 35,048
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Helsingør ( , ; classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 63,953 on 1 January 2025, making it the 23rd most populated municipality in Denmark. Helsingør is located at the narrowest part of the Øresund strait and together with Helsingborg in Sweden, forms the northern reaches of the Øresund Region, centred on Copenhagen and Malmö. Helsingør is a ferry city, with the frequent departures on the HH Ferry route, which connects Helsingør with Helsingborg, across the Øresund.
Its castle Kronborg was used by William Shakespeare as the setting for his play Hamlet.