Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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HELSINGBORG
Te a t e r
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Slottshagen
SUNDS
TORGET
Kärnan
Dunkers
Kulturhus
Terrasstrapporna
ACCOMMODATION
Clarion Grand
Comfort Nouveau
Elite Marina Plaza
Elite Mollberg
Kärnan
Linnéa
Miatorp Hostel
Råå Vallar Resort
Viking
Rådhus
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9
4
2
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1
Sancta Maria kyrka
Magnus
Stenbock
BARS, CAFÉS & RESTAURANTS
Bishops Arms
Café Annorledes
Château Café Fôret
Ebba's Fik
Edelweiss
Fahlmans
Harry's
Oasen
Olsons Skafferi
Papadam
Telegrafen
Tzatziki
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Knutpunkten
(ferries, trains & buses)
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200
metres
Library
Råå, &
conquered and lost it again on six violent occasions, finally winning out in 1710 under
Magnus Stenbock's leadership. By this time, the Danes had torn down much of the
town and on its final recapture, the Swedes contributed to the destruction by razing
most of its twelfth-century castle - except for the 5m-thick walled
keep
(
kärnan
),
which still dominates the centre. By the early eighteenth century, war and epidemics
had reduced the population to just seven hundred, and only with the onset of
industrialization in the 1850s did Helsingborg experience a new prosperity. Shipping
and the railways turned the town's fortunes round, as is evident from the formidable
late nineteenth-century commercial buildings in the centre and some splendid villas to
the north, overlooking the Öresund.
Rådhus
The most obvious starting point is on the waterfront, by the bronze
statue
of former
Skåne governor, Magnus Stenbock, on his charger. With your back to the Öresund and
Denmark, to your left is the
Rådhus
, a heavy-handed, Neo-Gothic pile, complete with
turrets and conical towers. The extravagance of provincial nineteenth-century
prosperity, and the architect's admiration for medieval Italy, make it worth seeing inside
(ask about tours at the tourist office), in particular for the many fabulous stained-glass
windows, which tell the history of the town. The ones to look out for are those in the
entrance hall, depicting Queen Margareta releasing her rival, Albert of Mecklenburg, in
Helsingborg in 1395, and the last window in the city-council chamber, showing Jean
Baptiste Bernadotte arriving at Helsingborg in 1810, having accepted the Swedish
crown. When he greeted General von Essen at the harbour, farce ensued as their
