Helsingør Municipality

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 63,399 (1. January 2023). Its mayor as of 1 January 2014 is Benedikte Kiær, a member of the Conservative political party.

Helsingør Municipality
Helsingør Kommune (Danish)
Elsinore Municipality
Municipality
Kronborg Castle in Helsingør Kommune
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 56°02′05″N 12°36′40″E
CountryDenmark
RegionHovedstaden
Established1 April 1970
Government
  MayorBenedikte Kiær
Area
  Total121.6 km2 (47.0 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2023)
  Total63,399
  Density520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.helsingor.dk
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