Helsingør

1840

The last ship left the shipyard in 1983 and it closed the same year following substantial losses. The Wiibroe brewery, founded in 1840, was the second brewery in Denmark to ship bottled beer, just three years after Carlsberg.

1882

It was founded in 1882.

1937

Besides the historical attractions of the site, William Shakespeare's play Hamlet has been performed annually in its courtyard since 1937.

1943

Adolf Hitler had ordered that all Danish Jews were to be arrested and deported to the concentration camps on Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year which fell on 2 October 1943.

When Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz, a diplomatic attaché of Nazi Germany to Denmark, received word of the order on 28 September 1943, he shared it with political and Jewish community leaders.

1957

At its height in 1957, it had 3,600 employees.

1983

The last ship left the shipyard in 1983 and it closed the same year following substantial losses. The Wiibroe brewery, founded in 1840, was the second brewery in Denmark to ship bottled beer, just three years after Carlsberg.

1998

The last beer was brewed at Wiibroe in Helsingør in 1998.

2009

There is a longstanding tradition of performing the play in English, and notable actors in the title role have included Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Christopher Plummer, Derek Jacobi, and in 2009 Jude Law.

2012

The former dry dock now houses the Danish Maritime Museum. In the centre of the harbour basin stands the polished steel sculpture Han (He) by artist duo Elmgreen and Dragset, commissioned by the City of Helsingør in 2012.

It was inaugurated by then Minister of culture, Uffe Elbæk, in June 2012.

2013

It officially opened on 26 May 2013, intended to appeal to tourists with an interest in culture.

2018

Helsingør Municipality had a population of 62,686 on 1 January 2018.




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