Helsingør

Helsingør (Danish pronunciation: [hɛlseŋˈøɐ̯ˀ]), known in English as Elsinore, is a city in eastern Denmark.

Helsingør had a population of 46,492 on 1 January 2015. It is the largest city and main shopping destination in North Zealand, with over a million visitors a year. It is known for its castle Kronborg, where William Shakespeare's play Hamlet is set. The HH Ferry route connects Helsingør with Helsingborg in Sweden.

History

The oldest known fortified building of Helsingør is Flynderborg, an early medieval fortress situated on a hill just south of the medieval city. Around 1200, the first church, Saint Olaf's Church, was built. A number of convents once surrounded the church, but now all that remains is the church building, today the cathedral of the Diocese of Helsingør. The oldest parts of the cathedral of Helsingør date back to the 13th century and tell us that the fishermen's village, as Helsingør was then, had grown to a town of importance.

The name Helsingør is derived from the word hals meaning "neck" or "narrow strait", referring to the narrowest point of the Øresund (Øre Sound) between what is now Helsingør and Helsingborg, Sweden. The people were mentioned as Helsinger (which may mean "the people of the strait") for the first time in King Valdemar the Victorious's Liber Census Daniæ from 1231 (not to be confused with the Helsings of Hälsingland in Sweden). Placenames show that the Helsinger may have had their main fort at Helsingborg and a fortified landing place at Helsingør, to control the ferry route across the strait.

Elsinore (disambiguation)

Elsinore is an English name for the Danish city Helsingør.

Elsinore may also refer to:

See also

Elsinore (band)

Elsinore is an indie pop/rock band from Champaign, Illinois (originally Charleston, Illinois) currently signed to Parasol Records. They have released three studio albums, one live EP, and four EPs.

The band recently finished recording their third full-length, PUSH/PULL, with Portland, OR producer Beau Sorenson (Death Cab for Cutie, Bob Mould, Superchunk, Sparklehorse), which was released on October 15, 2013 on Parasol Records. The album was recorded at Mark Rubel's Pogo Studio in Champaign, IL. The album was mastered by TW Walsh (Pedro the Lion).

In March 2011 their song "Yes Yes Yes" was featured on the season premiere of the Fox show So You Think You Can Dance.

In August 2011 their song "Yes Yes Yes" was used by Kohl's department store for a month-long national television ad campaign.

In February 2012 their song "Body of Water" was used in an episode of the SyFy show Being Human.

Their song "Body of Water" was featured in the film Nate & Margaret.

In February 2013 their song "Chemicals" was used in an episode of the NBC show Deception.