Elsinore Historical City Walk

Elsinore Historical City Walk
& 10 "Must See" Attractions
Elsinore - Hamlet´s and The Sound Dues city: Welcome to Elsinore Historical City Walk
Elsinore is, historically, an international city with a dramatic history. With only about four kilometers to Sweden across the Sound
has the city since the Middle Ages been a ferry town, one castle town and a Sound Dues city, with a unique story that inspired
William Shakespeare to write his most famous spectacle play, Hamlet.
Like pearls on a string is the one preserved and lovingly restored building after another in a right-angled, chessboard-like street
grid. Each house's architectural appearance shows stylistic features 14-1500 century to the present.
The route tells how the Sound Dues 400 years ago made Elsinore to one of Europe's and Denmark's leading cities and inspired
William Shakespeare to write his most famous spectacle play, Hamlet. - About Hans Christian Andersen's childhood, upbringing
and schooling in Elsinore from 1828 - 1829. - Of course there will be places where you can stop and take a break. Below is a
map with a basic route marked with dashed lines in the streets. Each attraction is marked with a sign and a number. You can
read more about all the sights by beating up on that number on your mobile phone. www.cafeolai.dk/elsinore-city-walk.aspx
Do you think the proposed route is too long, cut in half if necessary. over two days, the first day point 1 to 5 and 16 to 20. The
next day you can start at Elsinore City Museum, point 6 and proceed to step 15, Hans Christian Andersen's Latin School, - you
can also start from behind or use the booklet as a "beat up" on the individual attractions. - Each attraction is described with
Number, Address and GPS coordinates.
Danish and Nordic food and gastronomy:
Nordic cuisine - Danish open sandwiches on dark bread - read more about Danish food culture, Danish lunch. Today Denmark is
among the World’s most innovative and exciting in the field of gastronomy. Read more about Nordic cuisine
(by the way,? are you wondering why Danes eat dark rye bread), read here A taste of Denmark
If you have Mobile Phone, you can download/open this City Walk folders . www.cafeolai.dk/elsinore-city-walk.aspx
Elsinore Tourist office Havnepladsen 3 - 3000 Helsingør - phone. +45 4921 1333 - Mail: [email protected]
X Must See
Route overview Elsinore Historical City Walk
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X Elsinore Railway Station
X Denmark's maritime museum Ny Kronborgvej
Harbour Square, front left
X Kronborg Castle - fortress of Kronborg
X Old. Færgestræde and Old chandlers yard
Shipyard halls and the red Square
Strandgade 91
Hamlet´s Castle
Old Sound Dues building Stengade 72
Shipyard Museum Boatyard period Allegade 1
X Skt. Olav's Church / Elsinore Cathedral Sct
Anna Gade 12
H. C. ANDERSEN & The Latin School
Kongensgade 12
X Elsinore City Museum Sct Anna Gade 36
Axeltorv and commercial life
Sct. Mary's Church and Carmelite Monastery
Sct Anna Gade 38
Stengade 46 Skydeselskabet
The brewery Wiibroe
Old prev. monastery Munkegade
Culture Harbour Kronborg Allegade 1
X Authentic old cobblestone streets Anna
Culture yard Allegade 1
Strandgade 55
X The Sound aquarium
X Authentic old cobblestone streets Søstraede
(The Dancing girls) by Rudolph Tegner
X Beautiful old houses Sct. Olaigade
Queens Straede
Elsinore Railway station
Stationspladsen 1
GPS: 56.033804, 12.615003
Elsinore station is known as "the country's most beautiful railway station" since it
was built in 1891. It is still Elsinore hub for both buses
ferries and trains. Outside stands Hamlet and Ophelia who invites travelers
welcome to Hamlets city
Hamlet and his beloved Ophelia
The square in front Elsinore
Harbour and Station, has since
time immemorial been the city's
natural arrival point. Here was
originally a beach, with its white
sand and dunes eventually gave
its name to the nearby Strand
Street. Later a traditional
Elsinore Railway Station
waterfront with marina office and
warehouses. This may, however,
in the 1890s to give way in favor of it was called "The country's finest railway
station", the character of the contemporary leading Danish railway architects
N.P.C. Holsoe and Heinrich Wenck. the Station building is today worth
preserving, but the area around the station and the port continues to function as
the city's transport hub.
The site has also always played an important role in the city's history, which has
been concentrated into two eras: Sound Due Periode (1429-1857) and Boatyard time (1882-1983). Today known Elsinore in the
world as a modern cultural city with the nickname "Home of Hamlet" by William Shakespeare's famous play, which takes place at
Kronborg Castle in Elsinore.
Therefore featuring Hamlet and his beloved Ophelia, of course, welcome to the city in the form of two sculptures by Danish artist
Rudolph Tegner (1873-1950).
Harbour Square
Jernbanevej
GPS: 56.034338, 12.614821
From Station Square, crossed over to Harbours Square and Sveasoejlen
which is a 11.75 meter high, shining monument, which is composed of 11
copper pillars that are performed at Elsinore Shipyard, with capitals (head) of
bronze. The head is made by sculptor M.S. Elo in 1947 to commemorate
Sweden's aid to Danish refugees during World War II.
Among other things, took Sweden in October 1943 against the 7000 Danish
Jews. Most were smuggled into fishing boats from the coast of Elsinore, where
the Sound is narrowest. When darkness falls, lights "the head of Sveasoejlen)
up in memory of the bonfire greeting that despite the blackout, was exchanged
from coast to coast every Christmas Eve in the war years 1943-1945.
Harbours Square and Sveasoejlen
On Harbour Square, you will also find Elsinore Tourist office, Elsinore Tourist office access often seem well hidden behind the
flower market.
The customs office where you find Elsinore Tourist Office, also houses a cultural center with the music scene, children's culture
center and a café. Please make it worth a visit.
The inscription on Sveasoejlen reads:
Peace and justice must give way to power and Violence 9 April 1940. But rank was the Danish king and people under the
Occupation ". "War split the Nordic region, but Heart ties between the Nordic remained and Christmas bonfire Flash Greeting
shone across the Sound from coast to coast and from heart to heart." "With Broderhaand and Friends minds gave Sweden
salvation to the Danish Refugee and equipped the Danish Brigade who came to Elsinore on Freedom Day May 5, 1945 ". "The
Resistance Will meant freedom struggle against foreign Violence in Denmark until the victorious powers armies liberated our
land"
Old chandlers yard
Strandgade 91 GPS: 56.034715, 12.615121
Continue across the harbor square and turn right onto Beach Street (Strandgade).
The route now goes through old Ferry Street (Gl. Faergestraede) but continue at
first like a little longer to museum Old Sound Dues building (Skibsklarerergården)..
Beach Street 91 (Strandgade 91):
Rasmussen's Yard was built in 1637 by toll inspector Christen Rasmussen.
Anchors in the facade form builder and his wife, Kirstine Oluf daughter, initials.
The building is today known as Old chandlers yard (Skibsklarerergaarden) and
the museum of the Sound Due period. Here is include a shop that sells "original"
items. In the courtyard, as in 1700 a small brewery that produces the in-house
beer.
Old chandlers yard
In the well-preserved house with interior from 1780,
one gets a vivid impression of what it looked like
when ships from around the world supplies ready
and paid their Sound duty.
It is also possible for the tour of the rest of the
house.
Sound Dues was one of Denmark's most important
revenue sources from the introduction of Erik of
Pomerania in 1429 for the discontinued in 1857.
The payable of every ship that passed through
Danish waters.
Now go back to Old Ferry Street (Gl. Faergestræde), which in 2009 was recreated, as it looked in
the Middle Ages with, among other maladjusted field stones. The Street was originally established
as one of the links between ship bridges on the beach and the main street of the then new city
whose strategic location at the gateway to the Sound secured progress and growth through
international trade relations.
Street names in Elsinore says, as in other cities, a good deal of cultural history. In the medieval
street grid was Old Ferry Street (Gl. Faergestræde) the street that led down to the ferries.
The owner of Stengade 66, let supposedly Old Ferry Street (Gl. Faergestræde) cordon off in 1746 to use it to "poultry yard, toilet
and Pigsty". Despite the city council's incessant complaints remained the Strait closed for nearly 100 years. It was after closing,
called "the closed Strait" until the reopening of the 1911th
When chickens and pigs rummaging in the waste that residents threw out, one can imagine the
stench, and Elsinore many plague epidemics can safely with the numerous foreign seamen
presence attributed to the paradise that here was created for rats and other disease vectors.
Note among other things, the fine old lamps and the Low
German inscription above one of the doors. It recalls that in
the old days could buy wine by the pharmacist.
At the corner of Stone Street (Stengade 66) and Old Ferry
Strait lies Elsinore's oldest preserved house, called Oxernes
yard. Also this house has a rich history. Oxernes yard, built in
1459 by the vassal of the fortress Krogen, Johan Oxe. Later
the house was inhabited by "the Danish written language's
father", Chr. Pedersen, in the first half of the 1500s as the
first translated the Bible into Danish. Note the stepped gable
of the original building.
A little to the left, Stengade 64, you see Dahl´s merchant's house. Here we see a very fine
example of Baroque style. The house was built by merchant Nicolai Dahl in 1739 and appears largely as the time of construction.
Old Sound Dues building
Stengade 72 GPS: 56.035165, 12.614263
The beautiful 1500 century stone houses, and Old Sound Dues building extends in
Stengade from no. 64 to 76. They are buildings from a time when Elsinore in great
style built its growth on international trade with Sound Dues .
Elsinore actual story begins with Erik of Pomerania, which is considered the city's
founder. First of all because he let this city be collecting place for the Sound Dues,
and in 1426 had Erik of Pomerania granted the city a special city charter and a
transition was Elsinore, Denmark's second largest city. Erik of Pomerania had
forced the city's development by imposing townspeople "their city to build, multiply
and improve with good market town buildings".
Old Sound Dues building
To reach the goal, lured the king of tax cuts: if you Built your house in stone waited
10 years tax exemption. (Those who built wooden, relax only to pay taxes for five
years!) Houses are built while King Frederick the second was started with the
construction of Kronborg Castle. And it is clear that the houses are built with the assistance of the same foreign craftsmen who
built for the king.
The buildings in Stengade 72 and 74 called Lejlernes yard. They were for years owned by the
Scottish noble family leyel, who had a great influence in the city. Two members of this family,
father and son, were both mayors in Elsinore.
The Sound and thus the city Elsinore had a strategic key position with the ability to control all
entry and exit for the entire Baltic region, which has been of utmost importance far back in
time. It was the shortest route to the main trade route for centuries, an important link between
west and east from very early times, already known and used by Vikings as a trade route for
commercial sites on the southern shores
of the Baltic region.
Ships became bigger, more spacious and could go further. The international
competition for trade, power and position increased over the years for
supremacy of the Baltic Sea. Enforcement and maintaining domination was
an important issue, and it had to come to trials of strength between
countries, in extreme cases, in the form of war. Here could Elsinore position
have the negative effect that it was a focal point in these disputes.
Frederik 2. put Peter oxe (from the genus oxe see Oxernes yard Stengade
Helsingør omkring 1582 efter stik af Hans Knieper
66) to raise more money in Duty customs box. Sound Toll was at beginning
a rose nobel per. ship, but Peter oxe changed duty to cargo customs
instead. It filled very well in the king's private box and could be used to
finance castles (Kronborg example) and wars, that swallowed a lot of money. Very smart it was, because the ships were larger,
could go further and carry more cargo and specific products, all contributed to higher revenues. Greeted a ship correctly or
attempted a ship failing to pay, The King were fired warning shots either from Kronborg or guard ship in the Sound. The incident
was followed by "pay a fine" shoot money for guns and bullets.
Note in Stengade no. 72 of the facades stone rimmed windows and the crenellated gable at no. 74. During the facade makes a
limestone bands with gothic font and text in Latin: "My redeemer lives, and at the last day I awakened the earth and in my meat
see God my Savior ". The horizontal profile bands have come to the Renaissance.
At number 76 we find publican David Hansen's property. The facade here is equipped with sandstone bands and colorful
decorations. Over the windows are a series of small busts of ideal heads. Two of the busts, carried out as portraits of,
respectively, a man and a woman carrying suits from Frederik 2.s time. Publican David Hansen's farm, built in 1579 is a wellpreserved bourgeois renaissance. The publican never lived even in the house, but rented it out to Christian IV's economic
adviser, Jonas Charisius.
Handicapinfo:
Turn from Stengade at Sct. Anna Street to the yellow house Sct. Anna Gade 6 and mural
St. Olav's Church and Elsinore Cathedral
Sct Anna Gade 12 GPS: 56.035752, 12.613555
St. Olav's Church and Elsinore Cathedral got its present form back in 1559 and
could thus celebrate 450 years anniversary in 2009. The oldest walls of the
church are from the 1200s.
The first church was erected here in what at the time was the beach at the former
earhook. The church is named after its patron saint, the Norwegian viking king
and national saint Olav the Holy, as both total and Christianized Norway. When
Erik of Pomerania introduced the Sound Dues began Skt. Olav's Church a
transformation.
The Church should match Elsinore's growing importance for the country and have
therefore been extended several times. Since 1961, St. Olav's Church had the
status of cathedral as northern Zealand was spun off as an independent diocese.
St. Olav's Church and Elsinore Cathedral
Sct. Olav's Church, Elsinore Cathedral, is in its origin one nave, Romanesque brick
church built in the period 1200-1250. In the north wing can be seen 20 m. Masonry
from the original building. Around 1560 the church had much the appearance it has
today; but in a period from 1615, the church had an impressive over 50m high
spire called "Elsinore virgin." It blew sadly down in
1737.
On the east wall of the church, a panel, which shows
down to a vault. Above it, is a skull, the symbol of
death. The French text reads: "Thus we are all".
Within the church dominated by a 11.5 meter high altarpiece from 1664. The board is composed of
19 reliefs depicting the life of Jesus. In addition, a treasure of Renaissance and especially Baroque
works. For example the pulpit from the 1567th
Elsinore Cathedral is the place where the city's first church was built
over 800 years ago. You are welcome, Go on in.
Go from the church against the yellow house and the large mural
facing Sct. Anna Street. In the yellow house, located in Sct. Anna
Gade 6, but which also has facade toward the church grew composer
Diderik Buxtehude (1637-1707) up. He was in the years 1660-1668
organist at St.. Mary's Church and became known as one of 1600 century most important
composers that inspired names like Johan Sebastian Bach and Georg Friedrich Händel. More
about Buxtehude
Sct. Annagade 6
The painting on the gable of the house of Buxtehude in Sct.
Anna Gade, portrays Sound duty period. It shows
contemporary cosmopolitan, rich and very vibrant market town, which for over 400 years
lived from the many ships that had to pay the Sound Toll.
Now look up the Sct. Anna street, the red house on the corner
of Sct. Olav street, "Mermaid" at the corner of Sct. Olaigade
and Sct. Anna street. This location, the quirky rooms and
interior, were used to produce of the popular Danish film
"Captain Karlsen" (1958) from which we know the country well-known actors "Dirck Passer" and
"Budil Utsen" with "Flute barrel Viktoria" which actually was "Bodil Udsen's" career first big hit -song
and breakthroughs, "Flute barrel Viktoria" song "Bodil Utsen" first time in Elsinore
Revue in 1956th
Read more in this great Pdf Folder about Elsinore Cathedral (English)
Elsinore Cathedral Sct. Annagade 12 - 3000 Helsingør The church is open on weekdays. 10 – 16 (maj –
aug.) - - kl. 10 – 14 (sep. – apr)
Note - lunck break! You are now between points 5 and 6. Have you decided to take the whole trip in one day, continue to
point 6, but is hungry by joining, you should be aware that you are now moving away from the City area where you will find
the best restaurants and eateries. You have
Sct. Olai gade just to the left of the red house with several restaurants.
Elsinore City Museum
Sct Anna Gade 36 GPS: 56.036310, 12.612653
Elsinore City Museum is housed in a building that itself is a big attraction.
Hospital, citizen's house, horse mill vassal housing, grammar school, poorhouse,
public library. It is the features that the current City Museum has been the setting
whether, after Christian 2 in 1516 gave the Carmelites permission to build a
hospital for sailors.
In 1550 the building was purchased by the vassal of Kronborg, Skåne nobleman
Trolle and his wife Birgitte Gøye, known as the founders of the boarding school
Herlufsholm Næstved. They decorated the building to near a manor house in the
middle of Sound Due city.
The couple moved However, from
the town, and the building was
Elsinore City Museum
subsequently used among others
as a grammar school. In 1630 the
city took over the property, and the
former millionaire property was refurbished to the poorhouse instead. This feature
had instead until 1902 when the buildings gradually became so dilapidated that the
house - also because of its role as a poorhouse - was called "terrors House".
Elsinore City Museum model of Elsinore
city anno 1801
It was therefore in a transition to talk to tear the house down, but cultural
awareness prevented that this happened. Instead, the building was restored, and
in 1911 moved Elsinore Historical
Museum and the Public Library in.
The library was located in the building
until 1973. You are welcome in the
museum. Here you will find a treasure trove packed with stuff that tells the story of the
city's past - in both the permanent and temporary exhibitions. You will include a model
of Elsinore and Kronborg Castle, showing how the city and especially the worldfamous Kronborg castle looked in 1,801th
Elsinore was severely weakened by the war and plague in the early 1700s and even
in 1735 there were only about 3400 inhabitants. The time now is for the city, as in the
whole of a period of recovery that will last the century. The period known as the
golden period and refers to an increase associated with increasing foreign trade and to a lesser extent a business development.
For Elsinore it is first and foremost a higher earnings and revenue as a result of an increase in through navigation in the Sound.
This can be illustrated with a number of key figures. In the 1500s passed hardly more than 300 ships in the 1600s 1500, while
1750 were approximately 5000 ships a year, in 1790 about 10,000. During the Napoleon war, falling the number catastrophically,
while in 1840 adds up to over 20,000 ships annually. The revenue of the Sound Dues, which until 1771 went directly to the king's
private box was in the 1730s at about 200,000 dollars annually in 1780-1790erne of 500 to 600,000 dollars.
A brand new officialdom appeared around the collection and administration of the Sound Dues
and increased in parallel with the growing number of ships. There was a fairly large group of
military personnel attached to Kronborg. The many ships contributed to many seamen stay in
the city. Many nationalities were represented in the city. The ships created a rich commercial for
a lot of business men of various kinds at different levels: small merchants, ship chandlers, the
city's main business; few merchants, wholesalers, ship agents, later consuls, who were often
quite influential
In Elsinore City Museum you can see an amazing collection of building elements that represent
800 years of construction in Elsinore area. Here are handmade nails and screws, meticulously
crafted window fittings in various forms, finely profiled window sills, frames and doors and handprinted wallpapers - all made of the city's craftsmen for centuries. Here are tiles of all types at all
times, tiles from Gurre Castle and large bricks with traces of the animals 400 years ago has
trudged across the still wet stones.
Erik af Pommern King of
Denmark, de Venders og
Gothers
Elsinore City Museum Sct. Anna Gade 36 3000 Helsingør Tel. +45 4928 1800
HOURS: Open all year, Monday, Closed - Tuesday, Thursday and Friday:. 12-16 Wednesday:
pm. 10 - 20 Saturday:. 10-14 Sunday: pm. 12-16
Sct. Mary's Church and Carmelite Monastery
Buxtehudes stræde GPS: 56.036723, 12.612879
Sct. Mary's Church with Carmelite Monastery is one of Northern Europe's best preserved
monastery from the Middle Ages. And the doors are open during the day.
The monastery was founded in 1430, shortly after the Sound Dues and Its introduction as Erik
of Pomerania invited Carmelite monks, the so-called white brothers to Elsinore.
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Church and monastery was completed in its present form around the year 1500
After the Reformation, the monastery was in 1541 converted into a hospital and retirement
home. In addition, the monastery has been Elsinore grammar school and in the 1800s served
as a retirement home for the needy. Discover how everyday sounds and worries displaced by
an inner harmony. When you stand there in the intersection, where you can choose to go one
way or the other way round the green cloister, it is as if your shoulders fall down, and you can
take a deep breath.
Since 1991 the monastery buildings has been used as an
administration building for Elsinore rigid magistrates and meeting
rooms for Sct. Mary's parish.
Sct. Mary's Church Elsinore
Inside the church, the floor is covered with numerous, partly worn
tombstone, dating from the time when it was possible for wealthy citizens to acquire a tomb in the
church.
After the Reformation, the church was first deserted. Later it was
used as a travel barn. The project was about to tear down the
church, but since there were many foreigners in the city, Frederik
left the second to the German initiate foreign congregation. And
from 1576 was here only preached in German. In 1851 they heard
German sermons full, but the many German inscriptions testify to
the long term as German church.
The church, together with the monastery was thoroughly restored in 1900-1907 by architect
and professor H. B. Storck, can showcase many of its original frescoes and an interior that for
the most part is donated to the church in Frederick II's time. Which is a big attraction, especially
church organ, dating from 1662-63, where the organist was the very famous composer
Diederich Buxtehude.
In 1854 and again in 1959-60 to be greatly altered and rebuilt, it again recently has been
lovingly restored and partially reconstructed so that today it appears as in Buxtehude's time.
The organ concerts organized in the church, is quite a unique experience that attracts a large
audience. Read more about Buxtehude
Sct. Mary's Church organ
History: The tour now goes to the corner of Kirkestræde and Hestemøllestræde where a
mural depicting tels three important periods in Elsinore and church history.
Left image symbolizes the Middle Ages, when monks helping a sick sailor ashore. The
closed box is for the transport of sick and infectious persons.
The middle image shows how Our Lady Monastery after the Reformation was used for
the hospital. A doctor is centrally located with the classic mask containing herbs in the
nose to avoid infection. One also sees how Sct. Mary's Church after the Reformation was
used to corral until it was donated to the city's German-speaking community. Nobleman
Trolle stands in the doorway of the former Karmeliterhus, which today is Museum.
The building has as mentioned been poorhouse. Therefore, we see a wretch and his child stand by the door and beg.
Right image is about Elsinore after the Reformation. The town's parish church St. Olav form with his patron over the door, the
Norwegian king Olav the Holy, background. A Lutheran pastor welcomes. A child is baptized and among the people seen
reformer Martin Luther
Sct. Mary's Church and Our Lady ABBEY Sct. Anna Gade 38 3000 Helsingør Tlf. +45 4921 1774
HOURS: Open all year. May 16-September 15 Tuesday to Sunday. 10-15 September 16. to 15 May, Tuesday to Sunday. 10-14
Note - lunck break! You are now between point 7 and 8. Have you decided to take the whole trip in one day, continue to point 8,
but is hungry by teasing, you should be aware that you are now moving away from the City area where you will find the best
restaurants and eateries.
Brewery Wiibroe
Hæstemøllestræde 14 GPS: 56.036681, 12.613909
At the corner of Hestemøllestræde and Sophie Brahe Street was previously a farm
inhabited by the Danish scientist Tycho Brahe's sister and research assistant,
Sophie, as the street was named after. The farm burned down in 1860 and in 1862
built the brewer Carl Wiibroe brewery Wiibroe here that after the Sound Dues
elimination was one of the city's large company with many jobs . . . more about
Tycho Brahe
Elsinore had with its international fame and its
cosmopolitan touch in front when it came to new
initiatives and fashion in many respects. The ships
were forced to dock in order to pay the Sound Toll.
Shipping and trade in the passing merchant ships
from all countries was the foundation and lifeblood
of the town of Elsinore.
Wiibroe Hestemøllestræde
Life at sea could be quite hard, both in terms of weather conditions and general convenience.
Putting into town gave the opportunity to rest, have fun and act after many days at sea.
Goods swapped ship and ship between, and common customs market was popular. Here was traded with all items.
This market was revived in August 2013 in a modest form and was so successful that it is now an annual recurring event in
Elsinore. Read more about Sundtoldsmarkedet Helsingør
There could be as many as 300 ships in Elsinore port, when there were as many ships. Sailors and soldiers from the garrison of
Kronborg filled well in city streets, often very thirsty, often very drunk. Around 600-900-commissioned officers and ordinary
soldiers could be firmly linked to the military and were staying private until 1785, where a barracks was set at Kronborg
(discontinued in 1924, the military disappeared, however, only completely in 1991).
1840 was the year when there were only recorded three brewers in the city. Among these
three brewers, we find Carl Wiibroe, founder of Wiibroes Brewery. Carl Wiibroe had just taken
over Chr. Jeppesen's small but well-known white beer brewery in Stengade 82
As a business degree had Carl Wiibroe hardly the beginning not the very best knowledge of
the noble brewing, but it was not needed even to make contemporary ship's beer and poor
man's beer.
Already in 1851 began Carl Wiibroe brewing bottom-fermented beer. The effort succeeded
only when he after long and arduous negotiations got permission to establish storage cellars in
the cold violence basements or casemates of Kronborg underground.
Wiibroe beer
On January 26, year 1856 announced Carl Wiibroe for the first time its new beer type. It cost
four shillings half bottle and "Wiibroeren" immediately fell in the buyer's taste.
Carl Wiibroe had already in early summer of the following year to report all sold out. The following year it
managed Wiibroe brewery to brew 750 barrels. Bavarian beer in the modest premises in Stengade 82.
In 1861 acquired Carl Wiibroe the "Sound Society" burned property on the corner of Hestemøllestræde
and Sophie Brahe Street. By Brothers help, the renowned architect Chr. Holsøe, the ruins were
transformed into a brewery and malt house. Jeppesen's old brewery in Stengade be decommissioned in
1862. The cellars were however retained for storage and bottling.
Engine power was installed in the company in 1872, and six years later a new storage cellar building
with overlying ice bunkers are used. In this way, the production of Bavarian beer, which soon became
the brewery's most essential product, expanded and improved.
By persevering struggle with many difficulties, not least economic, drives Carl Wiibroe the original small
brewery at a quite sizable and modern enterprise. Read more about Wiibroe
Culture port Kronborg
Culture port Allegade 2 GPS: 56.037742, 12.614660
Welcome to Culture Harbor Kronborg, Elsinore's new urban waterfront
view of Sweden and the ferries back and forth between Elsinore and
Helsingborg.
Where once there were produced ships are now being traditional
knowledge and experiences to the people. The ambition has been to
make Culture port Kronborg to a diverse and unique universe with
attractive locally, regionally and internationally. One arena in which
culture, architecture and history mirror each other in terms of the Culture
Yard, National maritime museum, Kronborg Castle and harbor.
Every year, the port is setting for a wide a range of events that visitors
can participate in. Everything from large outdoor concerts to Hamlet
theater, guided tours, treasure hunts and fun run.
Culture port Kronborg Elsinore
But the large square in front of the Culture Yard can also be used simply to relax and
enjoy life.
At the end of the pier in front of the Culture Yard will find the sculpture 'HE'. The young
male figure in polished steel created by the world renowned artist duo Elmgreen &
Dragset, and has become a landmark of the diversity of Cultural Kronborg and Elsinore.
With his posture and his delicate expression is 'HE' a clear reference to Edvard Eriksen's
sculpture 'The Little Mermaid' at Langelinie in Copenhagen. 'HE', which was unveiled in
2012, testifies to the development that has happened since 'The Little Mermaid' was born. And now heralds 'HE' new, postindustrial times. Also see Copenhagen Pride
Culture Yard
Culture Yard Allegade 2 GPS: 56.037742, 12.614660
Past and present meet in architecture at the Culture Yard, designed by
the architect AART architects. From the outside gives the sail-inspired
facade of glass, steel and building envelope a modern and sculptural
expression.
Inside the old shipyard buildings preserved as a historical core. Here is
the bare concrete walls, exposed ceiling beams, magnificent window
parties, balconies facing the harbor, rooftop terrace with views of
Kronborg and hooks with exquisite views.
the Culture Yard opened on 10/10/10. pm. 10.10. The number of
visitors has since been steadily increasing to over 700,000 guests.
Kulturværftet Helsingør
Every year there are more than 1,000 events, and over half of cultural events.
The large modern library in the heart of the building was in 2015 named one of Europe's best and is an experience in itself with
exhibitions, stunning views and an entire floor dedicated to children.
The modern culture yard puts scenes and space for a wide range of local, national and international cultural events.
M/S Museet for Soefart (The Danish
Maritime Museum)
Ny Kronborgvej 1 GPS: 56.038977, 12.615840
Can you not see the M/S Museum Maritime (Danish Maritime
Museum)? Then you are not the first. For the award-winning,
iconic museum, designed by the world famous Danish architect
Bjarke Ingels, below the earth's surface. So look down you are
very welcome!
M/S Museum Maritime (Danish Maritime Museum) has since its
opening in 2013 has been one of the most talked about
museums nationally and internationally.
The museum, which was designed by the Danish architect
Bjarke Ingels, is located in Elsinore Shipyard old dry dock,
which thus has been preserved as a historical monument to
industrialization.
Denmark Maritime Museum
Admission to
the museum
is via the bridges that are stretched out over the dock. Follow the sloping
bridges into a colorful world with scores of exhibits that tell of Denmark as one
of the world's leading maritime nations in the past and present.
The museum's rich maritime collections is told through evocative and dramatic
exhibitions of film,
interactive games
and personal
accounts.
Elsinore Shipyard old dry dock
Here you can watch,
listen and actively
explore the maritime
world. You can also
take a break in the museum's cozy M / S Café.
The museum is built as an underground room that has been for using
3Dmodellering and innovative steel and concrete structures. A total of
461 ground anchors protrude 40 meters into the ground to keep the
base plate in the whole museum in place, then ground water not
pushing the building up of its hole.
In the dock courtyards sticking anchors up as nails like iron sticks and
serves both as a technical solution and an architectural concept. These
solutions consultancy company Ramboll behind, and is called the
engineering of world-class.
Søfartsmuseet Helsingør
Your life depends on shipping. The world is dependent on sea. It has always been like that. Via shipping and trade and cultural
influences that are part of Denmark, has always been tied together with the rest of the world. It is the history and the present that
is unfolded on M / S Museum of Maritime.
KRONBORG CASTLE – FORTRES
Kronborg GPS: 56.039133, 12.616730
Kronborg is surrounded by a huge defense system, which in its time did
Kronborg to one of Northern Europe's strongest fortresses.
In recent years, large parts of the fortress complex has been recreated, so it
again can be seen in its full extent.
History Route: The route goes around the castle (see the dotted route on
the map). On the tour you can feel fortress of walls and bastion of the force.
In the old barracks buildings are decorated shops, workshops for artisans,
cafes and restaurants. A mobile guide can be followed around the field, and
in the old gunpowder house there is an exhibition about the fortress
installation history.
Queen's Bastion: - play and picnic on the Queen's Bastion you can let your imagination
and playful child away at Kronborg fortress playground for small children. There are also
tables where you can enjoy your packed lunch in royal surroundings.
Heracles and the Hydra: At the end of the north pier stands the artist Rudolph Tegner
statue of Hercules and the Hydra, which was completed in 1932.
Det kræver en omvej langs voldene ved Kronborg eller en tur henover Scholtens ravelin,
at nå ud til den, men det kan varmt anbefales.
Herakles against Hydra Elsinore
Herakles was the son of Zeus and the greatest of all Greek mythical heroes. To secure a
place on Mount Olympus would he kill water monster Hydra. Herakles went on the attack
with his sword, but for each head he cut off, grew three new forward. It could only go
wrong. Citizens in Elsinore gave the sculpture its own nickname: "The little man's struggle against the tax authorities".
Kronborg Castle - Hamlet´s Castle
Kronborg GPS: 56.039133, 12.616730
Few places in the world is so much drama and history in one place as at Kronborg.
Here meet the formidable fortress with the sumptuous Renaissance castle, while
Hamlet's spirit floats through the corridors.
No wonder that this very place in 2000 was inscribed on UNESCO's list of the
world's inalienable heritage in line with the pyramids, the Acropolis and
The Chinese wall.
Kronborg Slot - Hamlet´s Castle
It was the Renaissance king Frederik 2. that from 1574 to 1585 was rebuilt the old
medieval castle Krogen so that it came to resemble a contemporary princely castle with Renaissance's distinctive, rich
decorations. The goal was that everyone should see what powerful king of Denmark was: The ruler of the Sound.
The King's mission succeeded. In a few years the castle was imaginative expression,
copper-clad roof and spire world famous, so famous that the English playwright William
Shakespeare in the late 1500s chose it as the setting for his play, "Hamlet". Inside the
castle you can see Frederik 2 and Queen Sophie evocative royal apartment, which was
the setting for courtly life for everyday and special occasions when the royal couple took
up residence at the palace. From royal apartment you can walk directly into the stunning
banquet hall, dance hall, with its 62 meters is northern Europe's longest banqueting hall.
Under the castle is the casemates, a large underground network of corridors and tunnels
where soldiers stayed during war and siege. This is where the Danish legendary hero
"Holger the Danish" is sleeping, but will rise to fight if Denmark comes to war.
længste riddersal
Every summer, the Kronborg setting for "Shakespeare that Hamlet's Castle", a theater
festival with the best Shakespeare Performances from around the world, organized by
HamletScenen. Find more about theater festival at www.hamletscenen.dk Read more
about Kronborg here See and print the sommer kulturprogram 2016 on the occasion of Shakespeare's anniversary.
The port calls: In the Yacht harbor (Marina), located on the alternative route (the wine red line on the map), you will get
close to the maritime Elsinore. Here you will find Elsinore cozy harbor and boardwalk, and not least the Sound aquarium. Embark
below the water surface and enjoy the fantastic animal and plant life that is in the Sound.
The Sound Aquarium (Oeresund Aquarium)
Strandpromenaden 5b: GPS: 56.041254, 12.611473
The Sound Aquarium (Oeresund Aquarium) is created to convey wildlife in the Sound
characteristic seabed environments.
See the newly renovated biotope aquariums where you from the shallow water sandy
bottom put into the depths, the rock bottom fascinating wildlife, mud bottom lofty banks
of horse mussels, overgrown with corals and pass over Kullen(Sweden) underwater
rocks to end up at the bottom of Elsinore Harbour.
In other major aquariums, you can
experience the biggest fish in the
Sound and experience the allure of
free-floating life of jellyfish aquariums
and much more. We have Always a
friendly nature guide present in the
aquarium..
The Sound Aquarium
Oeresund aquarium is part of the University of Copenhagen's museums and
simultaneously a saltwater aquarium (zoo plant) and a knowledge-educational
center in the marine environment with experiences and inspiration to all!
Oeresund Aquarium is an integral part of the Marine Biological Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, and therefore participates
also in the many research projects springing from it. The zookeepers and biologists at the aquarium holds a great experience in
how aquatic animals are handled by catch and effort without that they suffer. In the vast majority of research projects are
aquarium staff involved of the one way or another, either directly by capture of the test material, for example. herring shoal
experiments in the laboratory, or by animal care and well-being are safeguarded until they possibly. Are part of an experimental
test in the wet lab.
Shipyard halls and the red Square
Ny Kronborgvej 1: GPS: 56.039049, 12.615400
The old shipyard halls from 1882 stands very authentic and raw as when men in blue overalls working here. Now use Elsinore the
halls for events. See what happens in Helsingør this sommer.
The Dancing girls (Danserindebroenden)
Kronborgvej 8: GPS: 56.038737, 12.612181
The sculpture was designed by sculptor Rudolph Tegner commissioned by
brewer Carl Jacobsen, who in 1910 asked the sculptors Edvard Eriksen
(1876-1959), Carl Bonnesen (1868-1933) and subsequently also Rudolph
Tegner (1873-1950) on the proposal for a memorial, that would honor the
ballet. As patron had Carl Jacobsen himself quite firm opinions about the
monument's design, and the choice fell on Tegner.
Carl Jacobsen, son of the old brewer Jacobsen
who was the founder of the renowned Danish
brewery Carlsberg. The son Carl Jacobsen was
in the year 1910 very fond of ballet theater and
art and even had a large collection of sculpture
art. Carl Jacobsen had at that time started its
own brewery and competed with his father to
brew the best beer.
The Dancing girls by Rudolph Tegner
Carlsber is today one of the world's leading brewers.
Three women/girls from the Copenhagen Royal Ballet stood model for the dancing women at the
well. Their names are engraved on the edge: Elna Joergen Jensen Lauesgaard, Emilie Smith and Grethe Ditlevsen. Both the
three girls and the well is cast in bronze.
Rudolph Tegner was unhappy with the sculpture's original location in the King's Garden, and asked for the mayor Peder
Christensen to propose Danserindebroenden moved to Elsinore. New Carlsberg Foundation handed over the sculpture to
Elsinore and 20 March 1934 was The Dancing girls (Danserindebroenden) in place. It was only in connection with the move to
Elsinore, it came to serve as fountains. In the beginning only modestly with a jet of water in the middle of the copper basin, but in
1937 came granite basin to. It was designed by the landscape architect G. N. Brandt (1878-1945) and is part of the architects
landscaping around Danserindebroenden.
SHIPYARD MUSEUM
Allegade 2: GPS: 56.037676, 12.614263
The museum's exhibits tell about the 101 years in which the city's shipyard built ships and the
city's working class grew strong. How the city was ruled by the union.
The Shipyard was founded by M. C. Holm and was one of Denmark's major shipyards.
Boatyard period yielded the Sound Extinction Elsinore the second progress.
The stories from this bygone time is about wear, noise, filth, pride and unity, and about a city
where life was guided by shipyard whistle/the Boatyard wing. Both economic, the employment,
social, cultural and political were the union and yard Elsinore a natural point until closing in
Elsinore Shipyard museum
1983. Workers Organization(the union) established headquarters in Elsinore (LO School) and
all management positions and political "good bones" was then ruled by the union (LO), which
still has great influence on the allocation of "good bones" President and Board positions in the
municipality, which meant that incompetents people in management positions, put the city's development to zero.
About Boatyard time we can not say much, just that Elsinore from 1940 until 1985 was dominated by a strong working class and
the union has totally paralyzed all development, and the city went from the 50-60serne to be "Denmark Funny Corner" for in 1985
to being on bankruptcy with a number of business closures or relocations. which meant the loss of thousands and thousands of
jobs in the city, and today live the city mainly of small-scale trading and tourism, while the majority of residents commute to jobs
in Copenhagen
The (positive) is anyway that Elsinore today is with no significant developments in a century, and the city is completely untouched
by time, and can tell a unique story about the time during the Sound Dues.
H.C. ANDERSEN & LATIN SCHOOL Elsinore
Kongensgade 12: GPS: 56.037598, 12.610615
H. C. ANDERSEN, Denmark's greatest storyteller spent as a young man two years here in
Store Kongensgade Elsinore, as part of his education and upbringing.
H. C. ANDERSEN loved city life, but his headmaster did years excruciating for the young poet.
H. C. Andersen was born in Odense in 1805. By age 14, he decided to seek his fortune at the
Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. In three years he was associated with the theater without a fixed
salary until, in 1822, he received his resignation.
That same year, launched H. C. Andersen under the pseudonym his first book - Youthful
Attempts. A tragedy of this book the author submitted to the Copenhagen Royal Theatre. Hans
Christian Andersen's work was rejected, but at the same time the Royal theater initiated to help
the young author of an education, after which he received help to complete a grammar school
education in Elsinore 1826-29.
Elsinore Grammar School was housed in Kongensgade 12 in the years 1807 H. C. Andersen Helsingør
39. Denmark's great fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen, among others
known for the story of "The Ugly Duckling", lived and was a student here in the
years 1826-29. The school's headmaster, Simon Maisling, was classical scholar, but his teaching methods did
the school years excruciating for the young poet.
The conflict between the two dealt precisely on Andersen's uncontrollable desire to "poems Thing" more than
over exact knowledge. And while the young student was tormented by Meislings teaching, tried his mistress, who was notorious
for having extramarital affairs, according to historians to seduce the young Andersen.
H. C. Andersen was about 1.85 m high - 25 cm higher than the average of its contemporaries.
The limbed tall man, the characteristic head with the deep-seated eyes, heavy-lidded eyes and
big nose did not fall into the framework of the contemporary ideal of beauty. He applied to be
ugly, odd - well, downright repulsive - and his outward form caused a stir and made an awkward
and comical impression on most. This was only the first impression. Those who learned the poet
to know more closely, got a different impression. They found his face lively and congenial, his
stately figure and his appearance elegant. - It could Simon Meisling's wife not resist, but
understood love for him.
Upon his arrival into Elsinore - and before his visit
turned into a trauma, H. C. Andersen gave the following
vivid description of the contemporary Elsinore: "From
the outside road, promised Elsinore me not much, but
now I'm inside it, seems to me a small Copenhagen ...
What traffic! How lively on the pier, here speaks some
thick Dutchmen palm of their language, there I hear the
harmonic Italian, further along the coal loader of an English brig, so I think I can smell
London. Sound is thronged with ships like sea gulls hovering over the coast. "
Elsinore Grammar School
The school years, embossed H. C. Andersen, partly by forming partly by fear and
inferiority. After examination Artium (1828) published the Hans Christian Andersen his
first works under his own name, and after the final 2. Examination (1829) decided the
young cand. phil. indulging poet profession at full time.
H. C. Andersen ended up completing his secondary education in the capital. And could then focus on his writing, which would
make him one of history's most beloved authors. - H. C. Andersen is the author who has been translated into most languages of
the world.
The first time of his authorship (1828-1835) is characterized by rich imagination, gaiety and daring, as are grappling with many
genres. 1835 was His big breakthrough mainly through the novel "The Improvisatore", but also through the
publication of the first adventure: Tales Told for Children. That same year,
the poet got his international breakthrough where he in the early days was
known and revered for his novel art.
H. C. Andersen - Meetings with Charles Dickens
In June 1847 undertook HC Andersen his first visit to England and enjoyed
a triumft and social success during the summer.
The English Countess of Blessington invited the poet to her parties, where
intellectual and famous people could meet, and it was at one of the parties he met Charles Dickens for the first time. They shook
hands and went out on the porch, which was of great pleasure for H. C. Andersen. He wrote in his diary: "We went out on the
porch and I was so happy to see and talk with England living writer that I love the most." - Ten years later, Hans Christian
Andersen visited England again, primarily to visit the Charles Dickens. Hans Christian Andersen lived in Charles Dickens' home
for five weeks. shortly after H C Andersen left, Charles Dickens published David Copperfield, "featuring servil Uriah Heep", which
is said to have been inspired by Hans Christian Andersen.
The highlight of the Hans Christian Andersen's career took place in Germany in 1846 and England in 1847, where he was hailed
the most sumptuous. Despite the matchless recognition abroad, Hans Christian Andersen angry opponents in Denmark.
At the Royal Theatre had the poet his greatest battles and defeats, but once the theater's monopoly was abolished, could H.C.
Andersen celebrate his popular breakthrough in Denmark at the theater Casino. Much of Hans Christian Andersen's stories were
re-filmed by Walt Disney in 1941.
AXELTORV AND TRADE LIFE
Axeltorvet: GPS: 56.036106, 12.610540
Axeltorv is Elsinore´s popular venue. Here you get the impression of a Mediterranean
atmosphere in the summer, when cafes and restaurants move outdoors and serves
mouthwatering cold beer. Other days you can pull in some of the old taverns that
surround the square. - Gaestgivergaarden as you see in the picture to the right, is one
of Elsinore's oldest restaurants - When the restaurant has had the same owner for
over 40 years. it means good food.?
In December you can experience true Christmas spirit with the city's Christmas tree,
Christmas market and everything else belonging to Christmas.
Gaestgivergaarden Axeltorv
In the middle of the square stands Erik of Pomerania
Memorial Fountain. Erik was a handsome man, tall with bright yellow hair, an erect position. A
womanizer who in a tag could soar up on the horse.
On front of the memorial Fountain is written "My hope is in the sea". Around the pedestal is the
text: "D. June 2, 1426 assigned King Eric to Elsinore privileges as a market town. Erik of
Pomerania introduced at the same time Sound Dues and built the castle Kronborg and the
Carmelite Monastery ".
Erik of Pommeranias
Memorial Fountain
In late 1300 took over Erik of Pomerania, the largest Nordic kingdom ever. He was at one time
king of Norway, Sweden and Denmark and his ambition was to build a Baltic Empire.
It did not succeed. Due to wars and social unrest, he ended up losing it all and was deposed as
king.
The excavation under Erik of Pomerania Memorial Fountain in 2013, showed
unexpectedly well preserved layers from the late middle ages and Renaissance,
which was due to the replenishment estimates were unusually thick at this location.
The excavation tells a detailed story from the oldest layers from the 1400s, the site
lay as a swamp and was used for the disposal of slaughter waste, a charge broken
pot tiles and little shoes waste. Around 1500, the area was undeveloped by applying
a half meter beach sand.
On top of this is laid a stone paving, which presumably has been a kind courtyard.
From then through the 1500s and early 1600s, the city has used the area for metal
handling of various kinds.
The square's history dates back to the late 1600s. In 1884 burned Jørgen Holm farm
in the inner city and in this connection the city got the opportunity to create a real
town square, which was subsequently extended to the present area.
Under Erik of Pommeranias Memorial
Fountain
Sct. Olaigade
Café Olai
Sct. Olaigade 19: GPS: 56.034757, 12.610175
Sct. Olai Gade constituted the middle part of the east-west streets that were the
backbone of Erik of Pomerania's urban plan. Therefore was the street for
hundreds of years named "The Between street."
In the 1830s the street was extended north of St.Olav's Church, where a former
path of the city's former main cemetery, St. Olav's herb garden, received the
status of a public road. The street was now named St. Olaigade, and in the early
1900s was St. Olaigade extended to the entire sequence of streets from Sct.
Olav's Church to Fiolgade
The houses in Sct, Olaigades South end. from no. 1 - 3-5 - 7 - 9 is smaller
townhouses in private ownership, but we will approach the contemporary urban
area (Stjernegade) changes the houses character to be residential and crafts,
warehouses and trade.
St. Olav's Street no. 19 (Sct. Olaigade 19) is one of the oldest and was once a
shoemaker fabrik and workshop.
Sct. Olaigade 1 - 3 - 5 og 7
Listening Central during the war in 1944: Karl Otto Bakowski had fled from Germany after the
Reichstag fire in 1933. He had since occupation lived in hiding in Elsinore in Sct. Olaigade 19 at
shoemaker Larsen. Here discovered Bakowski a "dead" phone cable, which he thought could be
used against the Germans.
With the help of the Danish telephone engineer C. B.
Hansen, connected Bakowski the line to a homemade
listening device. After further intervention in the telephone
exchange in Elsinore could Bakowski listen to the
Gestapo headquarters in Elsinore. Conversation became
so sophisticated that Bakowski could intercept all the
Gestapo centers throughout North Zealand.
Germans Gestapo headquarters in Elsinore had in secrecy planned to arrest 14 named
resistance fighters in Hilleroed night of Friday, 29/12/44, but when Gestapo kicked the
doors in to the specified addresses, the bird was flown and the Gestapo caught not
one.
As Bakowski understood the German abbreviations and military terms, the Danish
resistance poeple could not find a replacement for him. Therefore, he used often up to
22 hours a day by listening. Bakowski find out which arrests the Gestapo planned, and
making lists to the resistance groups. Bakowski even thought that the most important
information he got was Sept. 19, 1944, when the Gestapo planned arrest of the Danish
police. Bakowski managed to convey a warning that saved many officers from being
arrested by the Germans. Sct. Olai Gade 19 was renovated in 1983 and has since
been Restaurant Café Olai.
Cafe Olai Elsinore www.cafeolai.dk
Restaurant Café Olai with more than 30 years behind in Elsinore, is today an
institution in the city and reflects the old Elsinore in both atmusfære as interior, and
even the prices are for 1/4 century ago
Café Olai has a neat renumé that goes far beyond its borders and is one of the best eating places in Elsinore, the restaurant is
mentioned regularly in the magazines, Travel News and Globetrotter, as part of Elsinore's culture.
The legendary restaurants is well attended and especially around noon. 13:00 to 15:00, there may be Queuing to reserve a table,
therefore came in good time, or schedule a later visit. Tel. +45 49 20 16 07
In the restaurant is also tourist brochures, city walk suggestions, or you can ask the staff.
(by the way,? are you wondering why Danes eat dark rye bread), read here A taste of Denmark
http://www.smilingglobe.com/Denmark/A_taste_of_Denmark.pdf
If you have cell phone you can download or open this walking tour on www.cafeolai.dk/elsinore-city-walk.aspx
Old Street and cobblestones
Soestraede 13: GPS: 56.034398, 12.609649
When you leave Sct. Olai Gade then turn a trip down to the cobblestones in Soestraede
Disabled can continue left onto Fiolgade a little further.
Most houses in Soestraede can be traced back of 15 - 1700.
The property Sea Street (Soestraede) 2 was in 1753 used as a
tannery, but in 1792-93, the building was designed as an English
church.
Soestraede against Sct.
Olaigade
Elsinore was known as "Denmark's happy corner" and in 1837 sold
the church this property to the amusement establishment with
ballroom under the name "Babylon", cinema and cafe. In 1913
bought the workers' union (LO) the property Stengade 37/Soestraede 2, so that they now have a
corner property. Here was established the cooperative "Picture Theatre," which was a great success.
There was performed the "Elsinore Revue" from 1915, and most of Denmark's popular actors and
movie stars have left their mark on "Elsinore Theatre" as the establishment for years was called.
The popular Danish actress Bodil Udsen's first major hit song and breakthrough was "Flute barrel
Viktoria" which she argued for the first time in Elsinore Revue in 1956th
Elsinore is still "Denmark Funny corner" and in the Old Theatre, is now home to "Old Irish Pup" which is the most popular Pup,
Disco, Nightclub in North Zealand, with a nice and mature audience.
Stengade Elsinore's main street
Stengade 46: GPS: GPS: 56.034230, 12.611806
The fine property on Stengade 46 at Elsinore's main street was completed 1791. It was in this
building that Napoleon's marshal, Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, at October 19th, 1810 renounced his
Catholic faith, for the day after going ashore in Helsingborg as the Swedish crown prince. In 1817
he became king of Sweden under the name Carl 14. Johan. Some years later took over the
Swedish government this building, which until the late 1840s served as a consulate courtyard. The
property was built by the Swedish Consul General Isaac Glörfeldt. Architect was C. F. Adelcranz,
who also was Swedish. The building is an early representative of classicism in Elsinore. The facade
consists of three parts with the center portion highlighted. The building is crowned by a mighty
shield decoration with Gustav III's monogram, which was Sweden's king, when it was built.
Since 1901 the building has been the headquarters for Elsinore
Royal Privileged Shooting Society, which in 2015 celebrated its
250 anniversary. The original purpose of the Society was to give
members marksmanship, which could contribute to homeland
defense. Today the Society is more sociable character. All
monarchs since Christian 7 has been a member of the Society.
Today, Prince Henrik, who is married to Denmark's Queen
Margrethe member.
Stengade 46
Stengade 40:
"Jochm Langen House" inscription in Low German
over the door means translated: "This house has the
honest man, Jochm Langen had built in the year 1604
d. 3.feb. Where God does not give his blessing to the house, working all in vain. "Also
note here the cutouts in the woodwork.
Stengade 40
Stengade 20:
Mayor Iver Pedersen's farm on the corner of Sagittarius Strait is from 1600. The building
is one of the few remaining of the many half-timbered houses from the Renaissance
Elsinore. Note the carved keel arches, flowers and acanthus leaves in the woodwork.
Turn right onto Fiolgade and go left at Monk Street.(Munkegade)
Stengade 20
THE EX. ABBEY IN MONK STREET
MunkeGade 11: GPS: 56.033492, 12.608834
When you turn in at Monks street(Munkegade) and Black Friars streit, is like getting
into a small time break. Here, where today is homes, was in the Middle Ages a
monastery which belonged to the Dominican order, the so-called Black Friars. The
name comes from the black cloak which they were clothed outdoors.
The monks were given in 1425 by King Erik of Pomerania the donated property "for
everlasting possession, which they might build" church, monastery, brick barn and
other houses which are those utility right, orchard, hop yard, cabbage yard and
garden. "
After the Reformation, the king gave monastery
and due to the establishment of a hospital. It
was 1567 gradually demolished. In Sortebrødre
Alley, going on the right side of the settlement,
the cobbles is the same as the monks' time.
Munkegade Monk Street
At the end of Monk Street(Munkegade), turn left onto Klostergade the direction of the city
Mall's main entrance and Simon Spies Square.
Simon Spies Plads
Simon Spies Square: The square is named after Simon Spies (1921-1984). He was called
"Danish travel king" because he was a pioneer in the field of package holidays and the Danes
were to go on holiday abroad. He was born and raised in modest circumstances in Elsinore.
The square was named after him in 1992.
Simon Spies Square lies at Svingelport, as in the old days was the access road to Elsinore from land. Here was an office where
the duty was due on all products, which were brought in from the countryside.
Cross now Stengade and continue on Golden Street to Anna Queens Strait on the left.
ANNA QUEENS STRAIT
Anna Queens Straede 1 : GPS: 56.032361, 12.609574
This fine little cobbled street is one of the oldest and has been here since the
1600s. At that time was called "Moellestraede by Svingelen" and the "small
Moellestraede". Strait's current name has nothing with the royal to do. But is
because the merchant family Quie, who in the 1700s owned several
properties on the street.
The name Anna Queen was in fact
Quie surname and was the widow of
grocery Hans Quie.
Turn right onto Gunner
Strait(Skyttensstraede) at the end of
Anna Queens Strait and then left
onto Strand Street(Strandgade).
Anna Queen strait Elsinore
On the corner you will find at Strand Street 27(Strandgade 27), the oldest preserved halftimbered house in Elsinore.
Strandgade 27 Oldest house in
Elsinore
Peter in the anchor's Daughter, Beach Street 27(Strandgade 27). This very well kept
property on two levels has the year 1577 carved on a piece of wood over the window
field in the door facing Strand Street. The field with the door and subject to the right for
this, the former carriage house. The upper storey overhanging the ground floor and is
supported by beautifully carved brackets. These are completed with helical end in jargon called volutkonsoller and decorated with
carved
acanthus leaves. Between brackets the timber is cut keel as arcs, that means, designed as cross-section of an inverted boat.
This style and decoration form was typical of Elsinore timbered houses, when the house was built.
The property was partly inhabited by several ferry men. It also housed the tavern "Peter the anchor's Daughter" or "anchor" that
existed for many years.
Strandgade- from southwest to northeast
Strand Street(Strandgade) is several centuries younger than Stengade. The beach line has previously been closer to Stengade
and first with the construction of a wall facing the water in 1620 began the area to get the character of a street.
Strandgade 1:
The house was built in 1760, and the have until the Sound Dues elimination in 1857 always been inhabited by ferry men,
including from 1801-1817 the bold and infamous pirate, privateer and adventurer Jens Lind, who was especially known for his
fearless effort in the war against England in 1807-14 and for a voyage to Russia in snowstorm in a small open boat.
Strandgade 19-21:
Once housed the inn and tavern "Norske Lion." The house was built in 1770 by a ferryman and over the 1800 and 1900 been
rebuilt several times. In late 1980, when 19 were markedly separated from 21 and got its original timbered facade back. The
process is a good example of how the old houses in Elsinore restored in cooperation with the conservation department of the
municipality.
Strandgade 27: described above
Strandgade 39:
Nowadays a modern house. An earlier house on the site was from 1700 and was owned for long periods of a number of Elsinore
Jews. Around 1800, it was the Jewish school and synagogue .
Strandgade 55: GPS: 56.033782, 12.612447
Badskaer Jacob Willumsen's farm is a Renaissance house built in 1592 straight
after the construction of Kronborg and we believe it is one of Frederick II's
Flemish craftsmen who have been at stake here.
The house is probably one of Elsinore's most beautiful Renaissance houses
and is Grade II Listed, Over neighboring house, Strandgade 53, you can see a
wing rod with three crowns over each other. They testify to the 100 years after
1750, when the property housed the Swedish Consulate General.
Strandgade 71:
Marstrand Ship Chandlers from 1847 is a fine example of a business from the
Sound Dues time. .
Strandgade 77-79:
The old "Swan Pharmacy". The original house dates from around 1500 and
built in the late Gothic style. From 1578 it was the city pharmacy. On the facade
seen swans and a sundial. Wall anchors form the year 1634 and the initials of
the builder, councilor Johan Kruse and his wife. The house only ended to serve
as pharmacy around 1970th
Strandgade 55