Helsingør Municipality

Helsingør Municipality
Helsingør Kommune (Danish)
Elsinore Municipality
Kronborg Castle in Helsingør Kommune
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 56°02′05″N 12°36′40″E / 56.0347°N 12.6111°E / 56.0347; 12.6111
CountryDenmark
RegionHovedstaden
Established1 April 1970
Government
  MayorBenedikte Kiær
Area
  Total
121.6 km2 (47.0 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2025)
  Total
63,953
  Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.helsingor.dk

Helsingør Municipality (a variant English name: Elsinore Municipality; Danish: Helsingør Kommune), is a municipality in the Capital Region on the northeast coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 121.6 km2, and has a total population of 63,953 (1. January 2025). Its mayor as of 1 January 2014 is Benedikte Kiær, a member of the Conservative political party.