Helsingør - Kronborg Castle 
In the northeast of Helsingør, on a peninsula in the Øresund, towers Kronborg Castle, a landmark visible from afar. Originally a fortress built about 1420 by Eric of Pomerania stood here. The new castle - a four-winged edifice with an enclosed inner courtyard - was built between 1574 and 1584 under Frederik II by the Dutch architects Hans van Paescheng and Anthonis van Opbergen.
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After a catastrophic fire in 1629 King Christian IV had the castle rebuilt between 1635 and 1640, finance being provided by raising the tolls on ships passing through the Øresund. For more than 100 years the castle served as a garrison; in 1924 it was renovated. In the South Wing lies the Castle Chapel, which survived the fire of 1629; it has a magnificent Renaissance interior, with German woodcarvings. The North Wing contains the great Ballroom or Knights' Hall. Tapestries are on display in the West Wing.
Kronburg Castle is the setting of Shakespeare's " Hamlet".
Kronburg Castle is the setting of Shakespeare's " Hamlet".
Hours
April 1 to April 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
May 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
October 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
November 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 |
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities
Restaurant or food service
Related Attractions
Danish Commercial and Maritime Museum
The Danish Commercial and Maritime Museum is housed in the Kronborg Castle in Helsingor. This museum celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990. The collection illustrates the history of Danish maritime trade during the Colonial period and the development of ship-building. Thus separate rooms are devoted to trade with India and China, for example, or navigational instruments etc.
Handels- og Søfartsmuseet på Kronborg
Kronborg Sort
DK-3000 Helsingør
Denmark
Kronborg Sort
DK-3000 Helsingør
Denmark
Hours
April 1 to April 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
May 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
October 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
November 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 |
Facilities
Restaurant or food service
Kronborg Castle Ramparts
In the casemates (fortified walls) below the inner ramparts of Kronborg Castle near Helsingor is a seated statue by H. P. Pedersen-Dan of the sleeping "Holger Danske", the national hero who, according to legend, will awaken only in the country's hour of need. A walk along the outer bastions is recommended. The "platform before the castle" is that on which, in Shakespeare's "Hamlet", the ghost of the Danish king appears striding past the guard.
