Helsingør Municipality
Helsingør Municipality
Helsingør Kommune (Danish) Elsinore Municipality | |
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Kronborg Castle in Helsingør Kommune | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 56°02′05″N 12°36′40″E / 56.0347°N 12.6111°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Hovedstaden |
| Established | 1 April 1970 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benedikte Kiær |
| Area | |
• Total | 121.6 km2 (47.0 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2025) | |
• Total | 63,953 |
| • Density | 525.9/km2 (1,362/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3000 |
| Website | www |
Helsingør Municipality (a variant English name: Elsinore Municipality; Danish: Helsingør Kommune) is a municipality in the Capital Region on the northeast coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 121.6 km2, and has a total population of 63,953 (1 January 2025). Its mayor as of 1 January 2014 is Benedikte Kiær, a member of the Conservative political party.