Kronborg is a castle and stronghold in the town of Helsingør, Denmark. Immortalized as Elsinore in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Kronborg is one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe and was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2000.
Kronborg
Kronborg castle is situated on the extreme northeastern tip of the island of Zealand at the narrowest point of the Øresund.
Kronborg Castle and the Øresund from the 1580s geography book Civitates Orbis Terrarum
Arrival of a Dutch three-master at Kronborg Castle, by Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom.
Helsingør, classically known in English as Elsinore, is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 63,399 on 1 January 2023, 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, centered on Copenhagen and Malmö. Helsingør is a ferry city with frequent departures with the HH Ferry route which connects Helsingør with Helsingborg, 4 km across the Øresund.
Helsingør waterfront in November 2006, with Kronborg Castle
Kronborg Castle
Helsingør port
An alley in Helsingør