Helsingør
Helsingør
Elsinore | |
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Helsingør waterfront in November 2006, with Kronborg Castle | |
| Coordinates: 56°02′10″N 12°36′30″E / 56.03611°N 12.60833°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Capital (Hovedstaden) |
| Municipality | Helsingør |
| Established | 1420s |
| City charter | 1426 |
| Current municipality | 2007-01-01 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benedikte Kiær |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 18 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
| • Urban | 48,134 |
| • Urban density | 2,639/km2 (6,830/sq mi) |
| • Gender | 23,105 males and 25,029 females |
| Demonym | Helsingoraner |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3000 |
| Area code | (+45) 49 |
| Website | www |
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Helsingør (/ˌhɛlsɪŋˈɜːr/ HEL-sing-UR, Danish: [helse̝ŋˈøɐ̯ˀ]; Swedish: Helsingör), classically known in English as Elsinore (/ˈɛlsɪnɔːr, ˌɛlsɪˈnɔːr/ EL-sin-or, -OR), 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 frequent departures with the HH Ferry route which connects Helsingør with Helsingborg, 4 km (2.5 mi) across the Øresund.
Its castle Kronborg was used by William Shakespeare as the setting for his play Hamlet.