Helsingborg

Helsingborg
Helsingborg
	Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
Municipality	Helsingborg Municipality
County	Skåne County
Province	Scania
Charter	1085
Area
• Total	37.63 km2 (14.53 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)
• Total	91,457
• Density	2,431/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	helsingborg.se

Helsingborg ['hɛlsiŋ'bɔrj] (between 1912 and 1971 spelled Hälsingborg) is a city in Skåne County in the southernmost part of Sweden, which has a population of 91,457 (2005). It is the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, which has 124,900 inhabitants (December 2007). Helsingborg is the centre of a region of about 300,000 inhabitants of north-west Skåne. This arguably makes the Helsingborg area the fourth largest metropolitan area in Sweden.

Helsingborg is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city Elsinore (Helsingør) clearly visible on the other side of the strait of Öresund about 4 km to the west.

Historic Helsingborg, with its many old houses, is a scenic coastal city. The buildings are a blend of old-style stone-built churches and a fortress (Kärnan) in the centre, which has stood guard in Helsingborg for over 600 years[1], and more modern commercial buildings. The streets vary from wide avenues to small alley-ways. Kullagatan, the main pedestrian shopping area in the city, is the first pedestrian shopping street in Sweden.

Helsingborg has an elite football (soccer) team, Helsingborgs IF. Their home stadium is Olympia. Henrik Larsson is the most famous of the club's players.

Helsingborg is twinned with several cities around the world. One of these Sister Cities is Alexandria, Virginia in the USA.

Industry

Helsingborg is a major regional centre of trade, transport and business. In 2001 Campus Helsingborg, a branch of University of Lund, opened in the former Tretorn rubber factory buildings, which had been founded by Henry Dunker. Three ferry companies take people and cargo to and from Denmark around the clock. The route is popular with day-trippers going to Elsinore or Copenhagen, or simply enjoying the views from the ferries. IKEA, the retailer of furniture and home interiors, has its international corporate headquarters in Helsingborg. Nicorette the nicotine chewing gum has a manufacturing plant here. Ramlösa is a mineral water from the southern part of the city. Ramlösa is the area in Helsingborg with the highest criminal activity by far. Common problems are alcohol and drugabuse, even worse is the heavy prostitution and the many murders. It's also like a swedish San Fransisco (read: A centra for gaypepole).

Olympia Would you like to see some historical and antic areas you should pay a visit to , once a centra for the Roman Empire in Northen Europe. Still today you can witness the many traces from the romans like Julius Cesar and Emperor Augustus. is the area in Helsingborg with the highest criminal activity by far. Common problems are alcohol and drugabuse, even worse is the heavy prostitution and the many murders. It's also like a swedish San Fransisco (read: A centra for gaypepole).

Notable natives

Dieterich Buxtehude, Composer and organist
Henrik Larsson, Footballer
Kalle Svensson, Footballer
Mats Magnusson, Footballer
Pontus Farnerud, Footballer
Hans Alfredson, Comedian
Henry Dunker, Businessman
Maja Gullstrand, Musician
Bob Hansson, Poet, writer
Karl Kruszelnicki, Dr Karl
Andreas Lilja, Ice hockey player
Tina Nordström, TV-chef
Peps Persson, Musician
Ruben Rausing, Founder of Tetra Pak
Östen Warnerbring, Musician
Johan Wissman, Athlete
The Sounds, Rock band
Darkane, Metal band
Soilwork, Metal band
Karl Ragnar Gierow, Writer and member of the Swedish Academy
Countess Marianne Bernadotte af Wisborg, former fashion model and actress, widow of the late Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland

Politics

Subdivisions

The City of Helsingborg is subdivided into 32 districts.

colspan="7" Template:Highlight4\|The districts of Helsingborg (Classification and census from 9 January 2006)
1	Norr (3600)	12	Centrum (3347)	22	Närlunda (1125)
2	Mariastaden (2302)	13	Eneborg (3816)	23	Eskilsminne (1835)
3	Ringstorp (2802)	14	Wilson Park (1988)	24	Gustavslund (2772)
4	Berga (1720)	15	Rosengården (4388)	25	Planteringen (2663)
5	Drottninghög (2708)	16	Husensjö (1564)	26	Elineberg (2115)
6	Dalhem (4530)	17	Sofieberg (1606)	27	Ramlösa (4593)
7*	Tågaborg (7113)	18	Adolfsberg (4319)	28	Miatorp (2406)
8	Stattena (2549)	19	Söder (3665)	29	Högasten (1034)
9	Fredriksdal (4202)	20	Högaborg (4017)	30	Ättekulla (3274)
10	Slottshöjden (3621)	21	Fältabacken (930)	31	Råå (3021)
11	Olympia (1843)