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Helsingborg
042 / Pop 129,000
At its heart, Helsingborg is a sparkly showcase of rejuvenated waterfront, metro-glam res-
taurants, lively cobbled streets and lofty castle ruins. With Denmark looking on from a
mere 4km across the Öresund, its flouncy, turreted buildings feel like a brazen statement.
It's hardly surprising: Helsingborg's strategic position on the Sound saw it battled over
and battered down with tedious regularity during the many Swedish-Danish wars. In 1709
the Danes invaded Skåne but were finally defeated the following year in a battle just out-
side Helsingborg. One wonders what those armies would make of the over 14 million an-
nual passengers who now traverse the Sound with seasoned nonchalance.
