Helsingør, classically known in English as Elsinore, is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 64,446 as of 10 July 2026. The city sits at the narrowest part of the Oresund strait and, together with Helsingborg in Sweden, forms the northern reaches of the Oresund Region centered on Copenhagen and Malmo; it is a ferry city with frequent departures connecting it to Helsingborg, four kilometers across the strait.
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Helsingor, classically known in English as Elsinore, is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark.
Source Helsingør (Wikipedia)
Denmark is listed under Northern Europe in the UN M49 geoscheme.
Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
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1. Helsingør (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_urban
48450
Associated With: Denmark, Lead section
Helsingør ( HEL-sing-UR, Danish: [helse̝ŋˈøɐ̯ˀ]; Swedish: Helsingör), classically known in English as Elsinore ( EL-sin-or, -OR), is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark.
- In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Helsingør
- Wikidata Q26881, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Wikidata Q26881 P1249, class allow-list match, knownqid pass (w-bbfill-geography5-0926)
P1249 value year 1231
View the Source3. Helsingør (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 56.036, longitude 12.6106
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 8 m
View the SourceUnited Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionAssociated With: Northern Europe, Northern Europe subregion listQuote, Associated With: Northern Europe, Northern Europe subregion list
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