Helsinge | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 56°1′20″N12°11′50″E / 56.02222°N 12.19722°E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Region Hovedstaden |
Municipality | Gribskov Municipality |
Area | |
• Urban | 5.33 km2 (2.06 sq mi) |
Population (2023) [1] | |
• Urban | 8,906 |
• Urban density | 1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
• Gender [2] | 4,288 males and 4,618 females |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | DK-3200 Helsinge |
Helsinge is the municipal seat of Gribskov Municipality in Region Hovedstaden on Zealand in Denmark. As of 1 January 2023, it has a population of 8,906. [1]
In early 19th century Helsinge was as small as the nearby villages, but it had an inn and a church and the vicar had another parish under him, Valby. Through the 19th century Helsinge grew. In 1840 23% of the 1258 inhabitants in the parish lived in the city, but in 1901 the percentage was 43% of 1647. In the meantime the town had got among other things both a judge (1848), a doctor (1859), a post office (1863), telegraphy (1872) and a railway station (1897).[ citation needed ]
Helsinge is twinned with:
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