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38-494: The section from Helsingør to Hornbæk opened in 1906, and the section from Hornbæk to Gilleleje in 1916. The railway is currently owned by Hovedstadens Lokalbaner and operated by the railway company Lokaltog . Lokaltog runs frequent local train services from Helsingør to Gilleleje with most trains continuing from Gilleleje along the Gribskov Line to Hillerød . The first 12.9 km (8.0 mi) long section of

76-842: A taxi stand and also offers access to the Sundbusserne pedestrian and bicycle passenger ferry route to Helsingborg. Helsingør station is used as a location in the 1955 Danish film Det var paa Rundetaarn , the 1972 Danish film Lenin, You Rascal, You , and the 2022 Danish film The Kiss . It has also been used as a location in the TVW television series Sommerdahl . Helsing%C3%B8r Helsingør ( / ˌ h ɛ l s ɪ ŋ ˈ ɜːr / HEL -sing- UR , Danish: [helse̝ŋˈøɐ̯ˀ] ; Swedish : Helsingör ), classically known in English as Elsinore ( / ˈ ɛ l s ɪ n ɔːr , ˌ ɛ l s ɪ ˈ n ɔːr / EL -sin-or, -⁠ OR ),

114-447: A fixed 30-minute frequency most of the day. Most passengers connect from Kystbanen regional trains at Helsingør. Until late 2007, transfers to and from Gribskovbanen were also possible at Gilleleje, but after major changes to Gilleleje station, trains now operate through Gilleleje to Hillerød along Gribskovbanen . This has eliminated the need to change at Gilleleje, but at the cost of going from 20-minute to 30-minute intervals. During

152-401: A fortified landing place at Helsingør, to control the ferry route across the strait. The particularly 19th-century tradition to explain toponymies, place names, with features of the landscape does not necessarily exclude the much older tradition of reading place names as eponymous. Although an obscure legendary character, or several, Helsing is quite abundantly present in traces of lost legends in

190-493: A special railway halt in the street next to the station building. Formerly located on a sea bed, this station building rests on 1,600 poles embedded into the ground. It was designed by architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe in collaboration with Heinrich Wenck in a Neo-Renaissance style locally known as Rosenborg Style after Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen. It imitates Christian IV 's Dutch Renaissance -style buildings from

228-480: Is Flynderborg , an early medieval fortress on a hill just south of the medieval city. Around 1200, the first church, Saint Olaf's Church , was built. A number of convents once surrounded the church, but now all that remains is the church building, today the cathedral of the Diocese of Helsingør . The oldest parts of the cathedral of Helsingør date back to the 13th century and show that the fishing village, as Helsingør

266-422: Is Kronborg Castle , a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Besides the historical attractions of the site, William Shakespeare 's play Hamlet has been performed annually in its courtyard since 1937. There is a longstanding tradition of performing the play in English, and notable actors in the title role have included Laurence Olivier , John Gielgud , Christopher Plummer , Derek Jacobi , and in 2009 Jude Law . At

304-531: Is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark . Helsingør Municipality had a population of 63,838 on 1 January 2024, making it the 23rd most populated municipality in Denmark. Helsingør is located at the narrowest part of the Øresund strait and together with Helsingborg in Sweden , forms the northern reaches of the Øresund Region , centred on Copenhagen and Malmö . Helsingør is a ferry city with frequent departures with

342-560: Is decorated by the Danish artist Bjørn Nørgaard . Inside the station building there is a combined ticket office and convenience store operated by 7-Eleven , automated ticket machines, waiting room, toilets and lockers . Adjacent to the station are the Helsingør ferry terminal and the Helsingør bus terminal . The station also has a bicycle parking station as well as a car park with approximately 140 parking spaces. The station forecourt has

380-731: Is the principal railway station serving the city of Helsingør (English: Elsinore ) in North Zealand , Denmark . It is located in the centre of the town, close to the Port of Helsingør , and immediately adjacent to the Helsingør ferry terminal and the Helsingør bus terminal . The station is the terminus of the Coast Line to Copenhagen , the Little North Line to Hillerød and the Hornbæk Line to Gilleleje . It also provides easy access to

418-595: The HH Ferry route which connects Helsingør with Helsingborg, 4 km (2.5 mi) across the Øresund . Its castle Kronborg was used by William Shakespeare as the setting for his play Hamlet . The first part of the name, Hels , is believed to derive from the word hals 'neck; narrow strait', referring to the narrowest point of the Øresund (Øre Sound) between what is now Helsingør and Helsingborg in Sweden. The word Helsing supposedly means 'person/people who live by

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456-527: The concentration camps on Rosh HaShanah , the Jewish New Year, which fell on 2 October 1943. When Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz , a diplomatic attaché of Nazi Germany to Denmark, received word of the order on 28 September 1943, he shared it with political and Jewish community leaders. Using the name Elsinore Sewing Club (Danish: Helsingør Syklub ) as a cover for messages, the Danish population formed an Underground Railroad of sorts that moved Jews away from

494-625: The Helsing/Helsinger," which makes the landscape theory of the name of Helsingør less likely. The city as it is known today was founded in the 1420s by Danish King Eric of Pomerania . He established the Sound Dues in 1429, which were a toll on the use of the Øresund. Although a former toll had existed prior, the Sound Dues were paid in Helsingør providing immense wealth to the city. With the income,

532-670: The Nordic countries. Although probably not the first Helsing, one of the three sons of Gandalf Alfgeirsson (the antagonist of Halfdan the Black , who was father of King Harald Fairhair , the semi-legendary, historical first king of a feudalist Norway) is called Helsing. He was brother to Hake and Hysing Gandalfson. Also Helsinki in Finland and Hälsingland in Norrland , Sweden, refers to Helsing, as "the Land of

570-518: The city limits. The town and surrounding areas also have a network of local and regional buses. For a century the Helsingør Værft or Elsinore shipyard was a prominent landmark, which covered the whole area between the town and Kronborg Castle. It was founded in 1882. At its height in 1957, it had 3,600 employees. The last ship left the shipyard in 1983 and it closed the same year following substantial losses. The Wiibroe brewery, founded in 1840,

608-497: The closely watched Copenhagen docks to spots further away, especially Helsingør, just two miles across the Øresund to Helsingborg , in neutral Sweden . Hundreds of civilians hid their fellow Danish Jewish citizens in their houses, farm lofts and churches until they could board them onto Danish fishing boats, personal pleasure boats and ferry boats. Over the course of three nights, Danes had smuggled over 7,200 Jews and 680 non-Jews (family members of Jews or political activists) across

646-464: The ferries of the Helsingør–Helsingborg ferry route to Helsingborg , Sweden . The station opened in 1863 and was moved to its current location in 1891. The second and current station building was designed by architect Niels Peder Christian Holsøe in collaboration with architect Heinrich Wenck in a Neo-Renaissance style. It was listed in 1990. The first railway station in Helsingør

684-456: The ferries to Helsingborg in Sweden . The current station was inaugurated on 24 October 1891. In 1897, Helsingør station also became the terminus of the new Coast Line , a more direct railway line between Copenhagen and Helsingør along the coast of the Øresund . From 1908, all trains on the Hornbæk Line (opened in 1906) were continued from Grønnehave station in the northern part of the city to Helsingør station, arriving and departing from

722-402: The first half of the 17th century and is characterized by red brickwork combined with sandstone ornamentation Dutch gables and an abundance of turrets with copper-clad spires. The main entrance is flanked by marble columns. The room facing the sea, which now houses a restaurant, originally served as private chambers for the royal family. In 1984, DSB embarked on a comprehensive restoration of

760-517: The heart of Kulturhavn Kronborg lies kulturværftet or The Culture Yard, a new cultural centre and a public library located in the old dockyard . It opened in 2010. The former dry dock now houses the Danish Maritime Museum . In the centre of the harbour basin stands the polished steel sculpture Han ( He ) by artist duo Elmgreen and Dragset , commissioned by the City of Helsingør in 2012. It

798-493: The king built a castle named Krogen or Ørekrog on the extreme northeastern tip of the island of Zealand . The city expanded around the castle and envelops it today. Krogen was rebuilt and expanded in the 1570s by king Frederik II and renamed Kronborg . All ships had to stop in Helsingør to get their cargo taxed and pay a toll to the Danish Crown, which generated a significant trade for the city. In 1672, Helsingør had grown to be

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836-662: The neck' and ør corresponds to old Norse aurr 'gravel beach' and eyrr 'sandy or gravelly shore'. The city was first mentioned as Hælsingør and the people as Helsinger in King Valdemar the Victorious 's Liber Census Daniæ from 1231 (not to be confused with the Helsings of Hälsingland in Sweden). Place names show that the Helsinger may have had their main fort at Helsingborg and

874-466: The railway changed its name to Helsingør-Hornbæk-Gilleleje Banen (HHGB). In 2002, train operation on the Hornbæk Line was transferred from the operating company Helsingør-Hornbæk-Gilleleje Banen A/S (HHGB) to the newly formed railway company Lokalbanen A/S (LB) responsible for train operation on five local railways north of Copenhagen. Lokalbanen A/S merged with Regionstog A/S on 1 July 2015 to form

912-423: The railway company Lokaltog A/S which is currently responsible for train operation and related passenger services on the Hornbæk Line. The Hornbæk Line originates from Helsingør station , running north via a connecting track along the harbour to Grønnehave station in the northern part of the city. From Grønnehave station the line continues to the northwest, following the coast line of the Øresund and serving

950-596: The railway line from Helsingør to Hornbæk opened on 22 May 1906 as the Helsingør-Hornbæk Banen (HHB). Initially, trains on the Hornbæk Line terminated at Grønnehave station in the northern part of Helsingør, but from 1908 all trains were continued via a connecting track along the harbour to Helsingør station , arriving and departing from a special railway halt in the street next to the station building. The next 12 km (7.5 mi) long section from Hornbæk onwards to Gilleleje } opened on 11 July 1916 and

988-430: The seaside towns of Ålsgårde , Hornbæk and Dronningmølle . From Dronningmølle the line continues due west, before curving north to reach its terminus at Gilleleje where the line connects with the tracks of the Gribskov Line at Gilleleje station . Trains on the Hornbæk Line are operated by the railway company Lokaltog . Lokaltog operates a fairly intensive timetable on the Hornbæk Line with light DMUs working

1026-418: The station building. It included new tiles in the original patterns on floors and exposure and restoration of the original decorations on walls and ceilings. The work was completed in 1987, and the main building including the platform roofs was listed in 1990. In 1991, a new terminal building for the Helsingør ferry terminal was inaugurated adjacent to the old station building from 1891. The ferry terminal

1064-453: The station, trains depart to Copenhagen every 20 minutes. Trains also depart to Hillerød and Gilleleje . There are another six stations or train stops within the city and connected suburbs. Apart from Helsingør Station and Ferry Terminal also Snekkersten , Espergærde , Mørdrup and the train stops on the line to Gilleleje, Grønnehave , Marienlyst and Højstrup . The E47 motorway towards Copenhagen begins just outside

1102-416: The street Trækbanen. Passengers who wanted to continue down to the city and the port, on the other hand, had the choice between walking or being transported by ordinary horse-drawn carriage. Over time, however, the location of the first station was impractical for the harbor and ship traffic, and in 1891, the station was moved to its current location close to the harbour in order to provide easier access to

1140-619: The summer months of July and August, Nordsjællands Veterantog operates weekend steam trains on the Hornbæk Line between Grønnehave and Gilleleje. This has been a tradition since 1971. Both Hornbæk and Saunte stations and the section of the railway between them are used as a locations in the first Olsen Gang film . Download coordinates as: 56°05′20″N 12°26′42″E  /  56.0889°N 12.4449°E  / 56.0889; 12.4449  ( Hornbækbanen ) Helsing%C3%B8r railway station Helsingør station ( Danish pronunciation: [helse̝ŋˈøɐ̯ˀ stæˈɕoˀn] )

1178-480: The third-largest town in Denmark. Up until the middle of the 19th century, Helsingør was among the largest cities in the country. The Sound Dues were abolished in 1857 with the Copenhagen Convention in which all seafaring nations agreed to pay a one-time fee. The abolishment was a huge loss for the city; the following decades saw a slow growth in population. The oldest known fortified building of Helsingør

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1216-575: The two cities; ferries connect the two sides. Dieterich Buxtehude organist and composer of the Baroque period. He was born Diderich Buxtehude presumably in Helsingborg, he serving as organist from 1660 to 1668 in Helsingør as his father that held the position as organist at St. Olaf's cathedral. Diderich Buxtehude's compositions and style became of significant influence, among others, on his student Johann Sebastian Bach . The new Danish Maritime Museum

1254-421: The Øresund to safety in Helsingborg and Malmö in Sweden. The car ferry line between Helsingør and Helsingborg , Scania , Sweden is the busiest in the world with more than 70 departures in each direction every day. The route is known as the HH Ferry route and has been sailed by several shipping lines throughout history. The Helsingør ferry terminal is connected to the town's main railway station . From

1292-457: Was built in 1863 as the terminus of the North Line from Copenhagen to Helsingør by way of Hillerød in 1863. The first station was located further inland near the intersection of the current streets Kongevejen and Trækbanen . From the station, a railway line connected to the harbor and shipyard, allowing for transport of rail freight to continue with horse-drawn freight wagons, hence the name of

1330-528: Was designed by Danish prize-winning architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). Jørn Utzon lived in Helsingør in his youth because his father was an engineer at Helsingør Værft . Utzon designed : His own house (1952), The Kingo Houses (1956–60) and The Hammershøj Care Centre (1962) in the city. The project was completed by Birger Schmidt (1966) after Utzon moved to Sydney to work on the Sydney Opera House . Centrum Helsingør practices twinning on

1368-522: Was inaugurated by then Minister of culture, Uffe Elbæk , in June 2012. It is seen as the counterpart (and even little brother) to Edvard Eriksen 's world-famous The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen , and has caused both praise and protests among locals. The Swedish city of Helsingborg lies a short distance across the Øresund from Helsingør, approximately 4 km (2 mi). European route E55 joins

1406-601: Was the second brewery in Denmark to ship bottled beer, just three years after Carlsberg . The last beer was brewed at Wiibroe in Helsingør in 1998. Carlsberg continues to brew beer under the Wiibroe Årgangsøl label. After the end of the industrial era, the town of Helsingør had to redefine itself, and came up with an ambitious project: Kulturhavn Kronborg , literally "Culture-harbour of Kronborg". It officially opened on 26 May 2013, intended to appeal to tourists with an interest in culture. The main attraction of Kulturhavn Kronborg

1444-461: Was then, had grown to a town of importance. Johan Isaksson Pontanus ( Rerum Danicarum Historica , 1631) attributes a long and partially-fictitious history to Helsingør. During World War II , Helsingør was among the most important transport points for the rescue of Denmark's Jewish population during the Holocaust . Adolf Hitler had ordered that all Danish Jews were to be arrested and deported to

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