Details About Helsingor

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Helsingor is situated at the narrowest part of the Sound. The town's history can be traced back 70 A.D. King Vlademar first mentioned the name of Helsingor for the first time in 1231.
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Attractions

Located on a strategically important site commanding the Sund, the stretch of water between Denmark and Sweden, the Royal castle of Kronborg at Helsingor (Elsinore) is of immense symbolic value to the Danish people and played a key role in the history of northern Europe in the 16th-18th centuries. Work began on the construction of this outstanding Renaissance castle in 1574, and its defences were reinforced according to the canons of the period's military architecture in the late 17th century. It has remained intact to the present day. It is world-renowned as Elsinore, the setting of Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Currency

The Danish krone (DKR) is the currency used in Denmark.