Kronborg Castle

World Heritage

Denmark

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Kronborg Castle is strategically located on the River Sund, a body of water between Denmark and Sweden. Kronborg Castle has huge symbolic significance for the Danish people and played an important role in the history of Northern Europe from the 16th to the 18th century. Construction of this outstanding Renaissance castle began in 1574 and its fortifications were reinforced in the late 17th century according to the standards of military architecture of the time. Kronborg Castle remains intact to this day. Kronborg Castle is world-famous for being the setting of Elsinore, the story of Shakespeare's Hamlet.