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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. The Sound is the gateway to the Baltic Sea and from 1429 to ...
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. Immortalized as Elsinore in William Shakespeare 's play Hamlet, Kronborg is one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe and was ...
Kronborg Card - Free admission for a whole year. 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 ...
The history of Kronborg Castle (Elsinore) Kronborg Castle has existed at Helsingør (Elsinore) since 1420. It’s been burned to the ground and rebuilt since, but always maintained its vital position at the head of the Øresund Sound. Ships passing into the Baltic Sea paid tolls at Kronborg Castle and Helsingør was once one of the most ...
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 ...
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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.
Over time Kronborg became less important for the royals and from 1785 to 1923 the castle and its surroundings became military facilities. After that Kronborg became a maritime museum before it was accepted as a site of world heritage by UNESCO. Today there’s something to see for everybody at the castle – whether you want to follow in the ...
