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Coordinates. 56°2′20″N 12°37′15″E. / 56.03889°N 12.62083°E / 56.03889; 12.62083. Location in Denmark. Aerial view. Kronborg castle is situated on the extreme northeastern tip of the island of Zealand at the narrowest point of the Øresund. Kronborg is a castle and stronghold in the town of Helsingør, Denmark.
Brief synthesis. Kronborg Castle is located north of Elsinore on a strategically important site commanding the Sound (Øresund), a narrow stretch of water between Denmark and Sweden. From the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, Kronborg Castle played a key role in the history of Northern Europe.
Kronborg 3000 Helsingør Tel: +45 49 21 30 78 (Mon-Fri 10 am-2 pm) E-mail: kronborg@natmus.dk Show on map
Strategically located overlooking the Sound and Sweden, the bricks of Kronborg Castle hide hundreds of years of history that have been of great importance to the Kingdom of Denmark. Kronborg Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site - and you can read more about what this means on this page.
For more than 500 years, Kronborg Castle has occupied the strategically important location at the narrowest point of the Øresund to control the entrance to the Baltic Sea. This is where Christian IV as a child ran around the castle's stairs and through the magnificent halls.
Kronborg is the most famous castle in Denmark, immortalised by Shakespeare and today one of the greatest highlights in Denmark, just north of Copenhagen. King Frederik II built Kronborg from 1574 to 1585 and placed it at the narrowest spot between Denmark and Sweden.
Apr 24, 2020 · Kronborg Castle is a renaissance stronghold, and UNESCO World Heritage Site, found in the town of Helsingor in Denmark. The castle, which was built between 1574 and 1585, holds a strategic position between the North Sea and the Baltic. The castle is best known for being re-imagined by William Shakespeare in the play Hamlet.
