Kronborg Castle
castle in Helsingør, Denmark
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Summary
Kronborg Castle is a fort[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of fort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,905 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Helsingør Municipality[3]
- Country: Denmark[4]
- Instance of: castle[5], palace[6], museum[7]
- Owned by: Kingdom of Denmark[8]
- Manufacturer: Eric of Pomerania[9]
- Location: Helsingør[10]
- Commons category: Kronborg[11]
- Significant event: Siege of Kronborg[12]
- Official website: https://www.kronborg.dk[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kronborg[14]
- Commons gallery: Kronborg[15]
- Described by source: Trap Danmark (3rd ed.)[16], Meyer’s Universum, Neunter Band[17], Statistisk-topographisk Beskrivelse af Kongeriget Danmark[18]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[19], monument on Kulturstyrelsen register[20]
- Native label: Kronborg[21]
- Elevation above sea level: 16 m[22]
- World Heritage criteria: (iv)[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark[24]
- Category for the interior of the item: Category:Interior of Kronborg Castle[25]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from Kronborg[26]
Why It Matters
Kronborg Castle has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]