Helsingor Attractions

Eric introduced tolls for vessels passing through the Oresund; both banks of the channel then belonged to Denmark and every ship which sailed through the Sound had to pay a toll accordingly. The King made the town an ecclesiastical center and three monasteries were founded. When in 1658 the easterly provinces of the country (Schonen, etc.) fell to Sweden, Helsingor lost much of its former importance.

During the 17th C. several epidemics led to a decline in population. At the end of the 18th C. English and Scottish merchants settled in Helsingor; the town obtained a land link with Copenhagen. In 1857 tolls in the Sound were abolished. Since the end of the 19th C. many holiday villas have sprung up between Helsingor and Copenhagen and tourism has benefited the town considerably.

Economy

Helsingor possesses a shipyard as well as engineering and textile industries. A rail ferry plies across the Øresund to Helsingborg.

The town

The town is divided into an inner district, a northwestern and a northeastern area where, on a peninsula, stands Kronborg Castle.