Helsingborg | |
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 Top: Sofiero Palace, Second left: Kärnan, Second right: Rådhuset (Helsingborg City Hall), Third left: Dunker Culture House, Third right: Ramlösa mineral water source site, Bottom: A cruise terminal in Helsingborg Bredgatan Port | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Pearl of the strait | |
  Helsingborg  Helsingborg | |
| Coordinates: 56°03′N 12°43′E / 56.050°N 12.717°E | |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Province |  Scania |
| County | Skåne County |
| Municipality | Helsingborg Municipality |
| Charter | 1085 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.41 km2 (14.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 113,816 |
| • Density | 2,529/km2 (6,550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25x xxx |
| Area code | (+46) 42 |
| Website | www.helsingborg.se |
Helsingborg (/ˈhɛlsɪŋbɔːrɡ/, US also /-bɔːr(jə), -bɔːri, ˌhɛlsɪŋˈbɔːri/,[2][3][4] Swedish: [hɛlsɪŋˈbɔrj] ), is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and ninth-largest in Sweden, with a population of 151,404 (2024).[5] Helsingborg is the central urban area of northwestern Scania and Sweden's closest point to Denmark: the Danish city Helsingør is clearly visible about 4 km (2.5 mi) to the west on the other side of the Øresund.
Historic Helsingborg, with its many old buildings, is a scenic coastal city. The buildings are a blend of old-style stone-built churches and a 600-year-old medieval fortress (Kärnan) in the city centre, and more modern commercial buildings. The streets vary from wide avenues to small alley-ways. Kullagatan, the main pedestrian shopping street in the city, was the first pedestrian shopping street in Sweden.
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- ^ "Helsingborg". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Helsingborg", "Hälsingborg" (US) and "Helsingborg". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Helsingborg". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 1, 2024". Statistikmyndigheten SCB (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 August 2024.