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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!
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.
Discover the story of how Kronborg Castle came to be and what makes it so unique today. Learn about the history of Kronborg and its role as one of Denmark's most most significant buildings in Denmark.
View photos. Drama-packed Kronborg is one of Northern Europe’s finest Renaissance castles. Only a few places in the world are surrounded by as much drama and history as Kronborg Castle. It is world-famous as the setting for Shakespeare’s play Hamlet and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
