On the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, travelers will find the Dutch city of Helsingor. This rather small city is situated on the coast of the Oresund Strait, which is commonly known in English as the Sound. Helsingor is internationally famous thanks to the talent and works of one of the most notable poets and writers in the history of humanity – William Shakespeare. Presumably, the story of one of the most notable works of Shakespeare, Hamlet, takes place in Helsingor. Chances are that the general public would have known nothing about this small Danish city if Hamlet had never been written. Nowadays, Helsingor is a large port city with a well-developed shipbuilding industry. Despite its modest size, the city is not deprived of historic landmarks that never stop attracting travelers. According to the chronicles of the 17th century, which have survived in Denmark, a small settlement called Helsinborg existed on the site of the modern city already in the 70s BC. However, there is no proof of this fact. First mentions of the Danish town in books date back to the 30s of the 13th century. At that time, King Valdemar II was the ruler in the country. Its market was the main source of income for the new town – local people were mostly selling fish there. The first church in the territory of modern Helsingor appeared yet in 1200. Later, monasteries appeared around this church. The look of the city that we can see now formed in the 20s of the 15th century. The Danish
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