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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. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000. [1]
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.
Visit Kronborg Castle – home of Shakespeare's Hamlet and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Hamlet's Castle in Helsingør is only an hour from Copenhagen. This is the place to be (or not to be) so remember to pay a visit to Hamlet’s Castle, Kronborg!
Oplev en af Danmarks vigtigste kulturhistoriske seværdigheder: det storslåede og imponerende Kronborg Slot, der udefra fremstår som både en blanding af elegant kongeslot og brutal militær fæstning.
Discover one of Denmark's most important cultural and historical sights: the impressive Kronborg Castle, which from the outside appears as both as a charming but also brutal military fortress. Also discover Jim Lyngvild's magnificent images of kings and queens of the past, when Denmark's royal line for the first time in over 400 years adorns ...
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.
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In the year 2000, Kronborg Castle became a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and today it is one of the most popular Heritage sites in the Nordic countries. Kronborg is the most famous castle in Denmark, immortalised by Shakespeare and today one of the greatest highlights in Denmark, just north of Copenhagen.
