In and Around Copenhagen - Kronborg Castle

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Kronborg Castle - Hamlets Castle 
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Sightseeing in and around Copenhagen
Kronborg Castle - Hamlets Castle
 

Kronborg Castle is surrounded by a fortress
area near the port to Elsinore city and the
harbour is near the entrance to the narrow
Sound between Sweden and Denmark.




The chapel at Kronborg Castle with the
original .interior and the pew on the gallery
for the King and Royal family is from the
period of King Frederik II.
The baroque organ is from the period of
his son King Christian IV.



The great Knights Hall at Kronborg Castle
is 63 metre long, and the floor is decorated
with Swedish marble.
The big renaissance door on the left
leads to the Queens private chambers.

One of King Christian IV's private rooms
with furniture and original ceiling.

Transport to Kronborg from Copenhagen.
Kronborg Castle is situated 50 km from Copenhagen near the city of Elsinore or "Helsingør" in Danish.

Train
Take the coastal train from Copenhagen Central Station to Elsinore Station. From Elsinore Station you will see the Castle and the walking distance is about 15-20 minutes.

By Car
Take the E-47 to "Helsingør" or drive along the cost of North Sealand to the Castle.

Kronborg Castle
Kronborg Castle or Hamlets Castle, immortalised by Shakespeare, is situated at Helsingør or "Elsinore" and built by King Frederik II in 1590.
After the fire in 1629 his son the great builder among Danish Kings Christian IV completed the building of Kronborg Castle in 1638.
Kronborg lies at the entrance of Øresund, which was the ideal position to collect Sound Duties from ships entering Øresund to secure taxes and revenues.


King Frederik II inspecting the building of Kronborg Castle with a plan of Kronborg on his lap painted by Nikolaj Abildgaard.

World Heritage List
Kronborg Castle was added to the World Heritage List year 2000, by the UN organisation UNESCO, and is now a member of the world's cultural legacy.


Holder Danske - The Legend of Kronborg.
Holger Danske or Holger the Dane is an important national symbol for all Danes and his statue is placed in the dark Casemates of Kronborg and is visited by several hundred thousand tourists every year.
The myth from the Danish history around 1495 is, that Holger Danske will wake and defend his country if Denmark ever should be in danger.


Stature of the sleeping Danish hero Holger
the Dane in the dungeons of Kronborg.
The legend is, that he will wake and defend
his country if Denmark ever should be in danger.

Opening Hours
May-September: 10.30-17
October-April: Closed on Mondays

The Maritime Museum
Same opening hours as the Castle


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