Helsinge is a town in North Zealand, Denmark. As of 1 January 2026, it has a population of 9,853. It is the municipal seat of Gribskov Municipality in Region Hovedstaden.
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History
In 1682, the village of Helsinge included 10 farms and 12 houses without land. The total cultivated area was 312.8 barrels of land.
In early 19th century, Helsinge was as small as the neighbouring villages, but it had an inn and a church and the vicar had another parish under him, Valby. Through the 19th century Helsinge grew. In 1840 23% of the 1258 inhabitants in the parish lived in the city, but in 1901 the percentage was 43% of 1647. In the meantime the town had got among other things both a judge (1848), a doctor (1859), a post office (1863), telegraphy (1872) and a railway station (1897).
Sport
The local handball club Nordsjælland Håndbold plays in the top Danish division.
Notable people
Christiern Pedersen (c.1480 – 1554 in Helsinge) a canon, humanist scholar, writer, printer and publisher
Jens Poul Andersen (1844 in Huseby, near Annisse – 1935) an inventor, constructed cameras
Niels Fennet (born 1944 in Valby, near Helsinge) an engineer and businessman, founded Cabinn Hotels
Thor Pedersen (born 1945) politician, member of Helsinge Municipal Council 1974-1986, Mayor 1978-1986, member of Folketinget & Government Minister.
Bente Hammer (born 1950) a textile artist and fashion designer, moved to Bornholm in 1987
Anders Bircow (born 1951) a Danish actor and comedian
Yuko Takada Keller (born 1958) an artist, curator and essayist based in Helsinge since 1997
Christian Brøns (born 1977 in Kagerup, near Helsinge) a Danish singer
Sport
Rolf Sørensen (born 1965) a former Danish professional road bicycle racer, silver medallist at the 1996 Summer Olympics, now a cycling commentator and agent
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (born 1965) a retired Danish badminton player and President of the Badminton World Federation
Morten Petersen (born 1978) a Danish retired footballer, over 200 caps for Lyngby Boldklub
Nikolaj Markussen (born 1988) a Danish handballer who plays for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
Sandra Toft (born 1989) a Danish handball goalkeeper
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Helsinge is twinned with:
Lubsko, Poland