Helsingør (dnk)

Helsingør

Helsingør ranks 2,360th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Prešov, Yorkshire, and Manhasset, New York. Memorable people born in Helsingør include Wilhelm Johannsen, Edgar Aabye, and Mikkel Hansen. Memorable people who died in Helsingør include Jørn Utzon, Sophia Brahe, and Henrik Sjöberg. Helsingør has been the birth place of many biologists and athletes and the death place of many architects and chemists. Helsingør is located in Denmark.

Helsingør, classically known in English as Elsinore, is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 63,399 on 1 January 2023, 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, centered on Copenhagen and Malmö. Helsingør is a ferry city with frequent departures with the HH Ferry route which connects Helsingør with Helsingborg, 4 km across the Øresund. Read more on Wikipedia