Hamlet’s Castle
William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy “Hamlet” takes place in the castle of Kronborg. Known by many as “Elsinore”, the castle is located in Elsinore (or Helsingor), North of Copenhagen. Immortalised by Shakespeare, it is a Renaissance castle built by Danish King Frederik II in 1574-84.
It has played a significant role in the history of this part of northern Europe, because of its strategic position between the North Sea and the Baltic. Its present design replaced the old castle in 1574-85, when the Dutch architects Hans van Paeschen and Antonie van Opbergen built the renaissance style castle we know today. Kronborg Castle was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List year 2000.
