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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 yearshttp://sosmag.se/the-winter-of-a-bon-vivant/, and more modern commercial buildings. The streets vary from wide avenues to small alley-ways.
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. (...) more....
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