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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.
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How to get to Kronborg Castle. If you go by car from Copenhagen, you’ll find Kronborg Castle about an hour's drive up the motorway. You can also go by train from Copenhagen. Take a DBS train to Helsingør, 45 minutes from Copenhagen Central Station.
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.
Welcome to Kronborg Castle. At the entrance of Øresund – the sound between Sweden and Denmark - the castle Kronborg rises in front of the harbor of the cozy maritime city of Helsingor. Here where the strait is the narrowest Kronborg has been the center of magnificent parties, dramatic events, tragedies, intrigues, trade, war and love ever ...
Visit us - Kronborg Castle - Palaces and Gardens - Kongelige Slotte. Visit Kronborg Today. – UNESCO world heritage site. Over time Kronborg became less important for the royals and from 1785 to 1923 the castle and its surroundings became military facilities.
The contruction of Kronborg took about 11 years and Kronborg was finished in 1585. With its beautiful white walls in sandstone and the glittering cobber roofs, the castle was an impressive sight to the many foreign guests visiting Frederick and queen Sophie at the Danish court. The castle became a display of power for the royal couple.
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.
