Helsingør
[key], city, Frederiksborg co., E Denmark, on the Øresund opposite
Helsingborg, Sweden. It is an industrial center, fishing port, and summer
resort. Manufactures include ships, rubber, machinery, beer, and textiles.
Known since the 13th cent., Helsingør experienced its greatest
prosperity from the 15th cent. to 1857, when it served as the port where the
Danish kings collected tolls from ships passing through the Øresund.
It is the site of Kronborg castle (1754–85; completely restored
1925–37), which, although the strongest fortress in Denmark at the
time, was taken by the Swedes in 1660. The castle, a World Heritage Site, is
used for performances of Shakespeare's Hamlet, which is set
there. Also of note in Helsingør is the Church of St. Mary (15th
cent.) and the M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark (2013).
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