Hellebæk
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Hornbæk Harbour
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 Hellebæk
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| Coordinates: 56°04′10″N 12°33′20″E / 56.06944°N 12.55556°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Capital (Hovedstaden) |
| Municipality | Helsingør |
| Population (2015-01-01) | |
| • Total | 5,492 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Hellebæk is a town located on the coast five kilometres northwest of Helsingør, North Zealand, some 40 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It has merged with the neighbouring community of Ålsgårde to form an urban agglomeration with a population of 5,492 (1 January 2015).
Hellebæk occupies a narrow strip between the Kattegat and forest Teglstrup Hegn. The hintherland consists of hilly terrain that was formed by the Øresund Glacier during the last Ice Age some 10,000 years BC. The landscape is characterized by a number of southeast-to-northwest priented, parallel streams and many small lakes, bogs and marshy depressions.
The two state forests Teglstrup Hegn and Hellebæk Skov ahave both been designated as Natura 200 sites. In 1974, n 806 ha area of the Hellebækgård estate was protected by the Danish conservation authorities.
The name Hellebæk is first recorded as Hellebeck in 1554. The name means "Holy Stream" and refers to the local streams that runs through the town. Frederick II constructed a watermill named Kongens Mølle ("The King's Mill") at the mouth of the stream in 1576. It produced flour for the many soldiers, craftsmen and builders that worked on the expansion of Kronborg Castle which was completed in 1586. A second watermill was built after a few years and a total of seven mills were ultimately powered by the local watercourses.
Christian IV established an ironwork at the site in 1597-1600 and from 1603 also a copperwork. The ironworks was chiefly used for the manudacture of canons.
The weapons factory closed in 1870. The buildings were then used by Hellebæk Textile Factory which existed until 1977.
Many of the buildings that line the street Bøssemagergade date from the industrial era. The house rows at No. 3-13 and nr.12-18 date from the 1740s and were used both as workshops and housing. They were rebuilt in brick in 1849 and later converted into residences for the workers at Hellebæk Textile Factory. Proberhuset (Bøssemagergade 19) is from 1856.
Hellebæk Hammermølle is the only surviving of Kronborg Gun Factory's seven watermills. It was established in 1600 but the current building is from 1756. It was restored in 1982 and is now operated as a restaurant by Hellebæk-Ålsgårde Local Historic Society.
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