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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 and was inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2000.
Explore Kronborg - the castle known around the world as Hamlet's castle. Film about Kronborg. Kronborg is a magnificent renaissance castle. Visit the home of Hamlet and a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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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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.
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.
