Helsingborg Municipality ['hɛlsiŋ'bɔrj] is a municipality in southernmost Sweden where the city Helsingborg is the seat with a population of 87,000. It is at the point in Sweden closest to Denmark, with the Danish city of Elsinore (Helsingör) clearly visible on the other side of the strait of Öresund. Download high resolution version (328x714, 25 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... There are 290 municipalities in Sweden. ... This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... A County, or Län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... Skåne County, or Skåne län, is the southernmost County or län, of Sweden. ... The provinces or landskap were the subdivision of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by counties in a reform, led by Axel Oxenstierna, that still remains in force in Sweden proper. ... Scania (Skåne) is the southernmost historical Province (landskap) of Sweden. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the land area as of 2005. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population size as of 2005. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population size as of 2005. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population density using the land area, as of 2005. ... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... The notion of towns and cities in Scania is somewhat problematic or controversial, as the Scanian usage of the Swedish terms for city/town and village differ somewhat from that in the rest of Sweden, and may be considered related to the Danish usage. ... Elsinore (Danish Helsingør) is a Danish city at the north-east point of Zealand. ... Northern Öresund Oresund (Öresund in Swedish or Øresund in Danish) or The Sound, is the strait that separates Zealand from Scania, and thereby Denmark from Sweden. ...

Helsingborg is regarded as a scenic city located at the shore. The buildings are a blend of old styled stones churches and a fortress in the centre core, and new styled business buildings. Similarly the streets are alternatly wide avenues and small allyes.

The nearby castle of Sofiero, that was the previous king Gustav VI Adolf's country mansion, and willed to the city of Helsingborg after his death in 1973, holds some very large gardens with a wide range of local (and other) plantlife situated at the Öresund shore some kilometres to the North. Sofiero Sofiero was one of the Swedish royal familys country mansions back at the turn of the 20th century. ... King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, Oskar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustav Adolf (November 11, 1882 - September 15, 1973), was the eldest son of King Gustav V. At birth he was created Duke of Scania. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...

Helsingborg waterfront

Small boat port in Helsingborg

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Industry

Three boat companies take people from and to Denmark, on the so called Helsingborg/Helsingör-route. A significant amount of Swedes travel to Elsinore to buy large amounts of beer and get drunk, which they can do cheeply due to low Danish alchohol taxes. The Danish city Elsinor built a considerable amount of its industry on Swedish alcholoh-tourists. As the Swedish alcohol taxes have been lowered and the currency changed, this is no longer so profitable for the Swedes though, but it still exists.

Notable natives

• Dietrich Buxtehude
• Henrik Larsson Football/soccer player and one of the best scorers in Europe.
• Tina Nordström, A Swedish Chef known from TV but more eloquent.
• Henry Dunker

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See also

• European route E4

European route E4 passes through Finland, Sweden and Denmark. ...

External link

• Helsingborg homepage (http://www.helsingborg.se/)