Tag: Helsingør
DSB is looking for new ways to improve its punctuality
From next year, the journey time between Copenhagen Central Station and Helsingør will increase by nine minutes for regional trains and six minutes for driving during rush hour. The trains take slightly longer at four stations – Rungsted Kyst, Vedbæk, Skodsborg and Klampenborg – explained DSB. The rail operator also confirmed that there will be […]
One year on: Numerous events to mark the anniversary of the invasion
The House of Ukraine opensThe Ukrainian flag will fly at the parliament’s main entrance, and when darkness falls over the city, Christiansborg will be lit up in yellow and blue in honor of Ukraine. Similar services and events will take place in Aarhus, Odense, Roskilde, Helsingør and all over Denmark. Later in the day, the […]
Climate summary: Could Denmark soon have a new Swedish nuclear power plant as a neighbour?
Plans to build a new nuclear power plant near the decommissioned Barsebäck nuclear power plant are taking shape in Skåne in southern Sweden – an area just over 20 km across the Øresund from Copenhagen. For decades, the Danish government tirelessly campaigned for its closure due to its proximity to Denmark. But now it appears […]
Business Round-Up: ‘Wise Men’ economists warn 100,000 will lose their jobs by end of 2023
The Economic Council, the economic council often referred to as ‘the sages’, has warned that three years of austerity is likely to hit the country. At least 100,000 of the 2,950,000 people currently in work are likely to lose their jobs over the next 14 months, it predicts. The development in September of the C25, […]
Culture Round-Up: Disney+ is creeping up on Netflix’s shoulder, but neither can compete with YouTube
The average TV viewer in Denmark streams over an hour of content every day, and the breakdown confirms the enormous popularity of the video sharing platform YouTube among most young people. They spend so much time on the platform that it’s enough to push YouTube, with an average of 20 minutes per person per day, […]
Culture Round-Up: Stacks up pretty well!
If you’ve recently passed Bertel Thorvaldsens Plads outside the Parliament, you may have noticed what looks like three stacks of wooden boxes. Well, they’re actually three wooden sculptures, collectively known as ‘Oak Stacks’, made from centuries-old timber by Irish-American artist Sean Scully to promote his upcoming exhibition at the nearby Thorvaldsens Museum. Old maritime timberThey […]
International Round-Up: Foreign Minister says Denmark will use development aid funds to rebuild Ukraine
Jeppe Kofod, the Danish foreign minister, has said that “some of the money” to rebuild Ukraine must come from Denmark’s development aid funds, reports Jyllands-Posten. The potential allocation of additional development money for reconstruction in Ukraine has drawn criticism from parties such as the Unity List, which says it will do so at the expense […]
Ten new national nature reserves on the horizon
The price for nature to flourish The funds for the establishment of the national nature parks come from the Nature and Biodiversity Package, which was signed back at the end of 2020. Five million kroner has already been set aside for outdoor life in each park, which can help to support nature experiences. It has […]
Thousands of Danish-born denied passports under strict citizenship legislation
An increasing number of people in Denmark have a so-called ‘foreign passport’, which recognizes them as “stateless” because they can neither get a Danish passport, nor are they entitled to a foreign one, reports DR. Although this is the case for many refugees and their family reunified, strict Danish legislation means that their children, born […]
Performance Review: You would be crazy not to tell your friends about it
This year’s Crazy Christmas Cabaret was two years in the making and the evidence was in the script! ‘Tell Me About It’ had not just a surprising ending that perfectly hailed it as the 40th anniversary show, but a whole lot of twists that are more akin to an M Night Shyamalan movie, but without […]
Local Round-Up: Corona initiatives are being stepped up in the country’s largest municipality
Schools, leisure and day care facilities are still open in the City of Copenhagen, but on Monday the municipality introduced a number of e.g. initiatives for schools in the area. Based on the recommendations of the Danish Agency for Patient Safety, parents are asked to drop off and pick up children outside the school, and […]
CPH in full circle: from Scandi chic to gentrified neighborhoods and everything in between
Copenhagen is truly a city with several facades, to speak of a commonly used maxim, which many a travel journalist has probably used in depictions of cities around the world. As part of the Copenhagen edition of the Where to Go podcast, produced by the award-winning team behind the DK Eyewitness travel guides, I recently […]
Haulier loses car after taxi driver’s excessive speed
The change came into force on 31 March, and just over midnight on 3 April, an officer’s laser measurement showed that a Mercedes from Dantaxi was driving 124 kilometers per hour on the Helsingør motorway. It happened on a stretch where the maximum speed is 60 kilometers per hour. Even the driver thought the speed […]
Taxi driver loses car after driver’s excessive speed
The change came into force on 31 March, and just after midnight on 3 April, an officer’s laser measurement showed that a Mercedes was driving 124 kilometers per hour on the Helsingør motorway on a stretch where the maximum permitted speed is 60 kilometers per hour. Even the driver thought the speed was 73 kilometers […]
Autumn holiday 2021: By Holger and Hamlet’s hood
Kronborg castle Helsingør; open daily from 10: 00-17: 00 to October 24, closed October 25, from October 26: open Tue-Sun 11: 00-16: 00; under-18s: free admission, over-18s: DKK 125 adults It is easy to spot Kronborg Castle once you are in Elsinore. Its dreamlike turquoise spiers and sandstone columns tower over the narrow headland that […]
Taxi driver can lose car after driver driving
This is the demand from a prosecutor on Friday in the Copenhagen City Court, where a judge must decide on the effect of the new rules on so-called insane driving. The reason is an episode on the Helsingør motorway on the night of 3 April. An officer measured the taxi’s speed at at least 121 […]
3.G student placed in artificial coma after falling from window on study trip
An 18-year-old student from Helsingør Gymnasium has been placed in an artificial coma after being involved in a fall accident. It happened during a study trip to the French region of Brittany. Helsingør Dagblad wrote on Thursday evening that the student had fallen from a roof after he had been out eating with some of […]
3.G student placed in artificial coma after falling from roof on study trip
An 18-year-old student from Helsingør Gymnasium has fallen from a roof and has been placed in an artificial coma. It happened during a study trip to the French region of Brittany. The students had been out eating when the student had climbed onto the roof of the hotel along with several others. Claus Ellekær, principal […]
Police investigated deaths in Elsinore – not criminal
A suspicious death caused the North Zealand Police on Tuesday to move out to an address in Elsinore. This was stated by the police on Tuesday morning. A few hours later – shortly after 4 pm – the message is that there is no sign that there is crime behind the death. – We have […]
The police are moving out to a suspicious death in Elsinore
A suspicious death has caused the North Zealand Police to move to an address in Elsinore, the police inform on Twitter. However, information in the case is sparse. – We are currently present at an address on Solvænget in Elsinore, where we are investigating a suspicious death. We currently have no further information, it reads […]
More than 20 trees felled and bothered North Zealand traffic
The last message about felled trees was received at 22.31 and was about a tree that had fallen over a lane on the Helsingør motorway at Nivå. In addition to fallen trees, the North Zealand Police received a report of a fallen lamppost. It happened on Nordmandsvej in Skibby in Hornsherred, which is the peninsula […]
Gusts of wind on storm strength hit large parts of the country
In Hirtshals, the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) has measured gusts of 29.9 meters per second and 28.3 at Hanstholm Harbor. Gusts of wind of that strength are termed storm and strong storm. Gusts of wind of storm strength mean that roof tiles can blow down, branches can break and trees can fall over. Among other […]
Conservatives reach out for double-digit number of mayoral posts
– We have made some internal goals, but there is no reason for me to resign. Of course, I have in my head some municipalities that are goals for us. I also have some municipalities where I think that here we must conquer. – I hope we maintain the eight we already have, but we […]
He lost his sight – but not his humor
In recent years, the popular humorist has been visually impaired due to an eye disease. However, it has not taken the courage from him. – The fussy self-pity is the way directly to depression, he stated a few years ago in a podcast from the Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired, where the newly […]
Local Round-Up: International students protest against government decision to cut courses
A protest against the Danish government’s plans to close many English-language courses outside the Stock Exchange in Copenhagen on 8 October at 16:00. According to the organizers of the protest, the decision to complete many courses affects not only international students who are interested in coming to Denmark to study, but also those who are […]
She adorns the world with her art
On Friday 21 May, Lin Utzon turns 75 years old. She was born in 1946 and grew up in Hellebæk between Helsingør and Hornbæk, where she still has her workshop today. When she was 15, the family moved the tent poles up to move around on the other side of the globe. They settled in […]
FACTS: Frederiksberg has come closer to closure
Here is an overview of the ten municipalities that have the highest test-corrected incidence figures on Tuesday. The number in parentheses shows the incidence figure for Monday: * Norddjurs: 199.2 (175.2). * Frederiksberg: 194.9 (177.8). * Ice High: 190.0 (190.1). * Syddjurs: 178.0 (169.8). * Brøndby: 171.2 (165.9). * Helsingør: 162.1 (168.9). * Copenhagen: 160.6 […]
FACTS: Hørsholm may be on its way to reopening schools
Hørsholm Municipality may look forward to reopening schools, restaurants, shops and leisure and cultural life. On Sunday, the municipality had a test-corrected incidence figure below 250 for six days. It shows a statement from the Statens Serum Institut (SSI). A closed municipality must have an incidence rate below 250 for seven days before it can […]
FACTS: Norddjurs Municipality now has the country’s highest infection pressure
The infection is currently rising in Norddjurs. In just one day, the municipality has gone from being number five to being at the top of the list of municipalities’ test-corrected incidence figures. This is shown by the Statens Serum Institut’s statement. A municipality must shut down if the infection pressure becomes too high. The limit […]
FACTS: Hørsholm is the only automatically closed municipality
On Friday, Hørsholm is the only municipality that is subject to automatic closure. This means that, among other things, schools and leisure and cultural life have been ordered to close for a period. A municipality must shut down if the infection pressure becomes too high. The limit goes at 250 infected per 100,000 inhabitants when […]
FACTS: Here are the 13 Danish local railways
* The Skagen line runs between Frederikshavn and Skagen. Central Jutland Region: * The Odder line runs between Odder and Aarhus. * The Lemvig line runs between Vemb, Lemvig and Thyborøn. South Denmark Region: * Vestbanen runs between Varde and Nørre Nebel. Region Zealand: * Lollandsbanen runs between Nykøbing Falster and Nakskov. * Odsherredsbanen runs […]
Rain is expected to create delays on the Helsingør motorway
Due to heavy rain, the southern part of the Helsingør motorway in the direction of Copenhagen is closed to traffic. This is stated by the Danish Road Directorate on Thursday night. – If the water does not disappear by itself, then we do not expect a reopening until after eight o’clock on Thursday morning. Road […]
The Helsingør motorway has been reopened after water-filled roadways
Due to heavy rain, the southern part of the Helsingør motorway in the direction of Copenhagen was blocked for traffic for a few hours on Thursday night. This was stated by the Danish Road Directorate, which initially expected that the section would be blocked until rush hour. But at 3.30 the Road Directorate informs that […]
The master of the revue chapel has been around Denmark
Revues across the country have benefited from the virtuoso, who has both composed and directed the music, and who turns 70 on 27 April. He has played the piano from an early age, and already at the age of 17 Krogsgaard became conductor. It happened in Circus Schumann. In 1972, he led the orchestra in […]
Mikkel Hansen does not have it from strangers
From his debut in June 1984 until March 1992, Flemming Hansen played 120 A-national matches for Denmark. It also turned into 240 goals on the national team. In 1984, Flemming Hansen was with Denmark for the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles without getting a role on the team. He got it since the men’s national […]
Egedal ranked Denmark’s best municipality
No LOLs in Lolland Other notable were Herning (6.70), Odense (6.67), Viborg (6.54), Horsens (6.50), Køge (6.43), Randers (6.31), Vejle (6.26), Esbjerg (6.19), Aalborg (5.91), Helsingør ( 5.87) and Copenhagen (5.44). Copenhagen scored high in the parameters health, education and employment, but struggled in most other categories. Lolland Municipality had the dubious honor of placing […]
Small malls reopen – do not expect big rykind
Among other things, it will again be possible to shop in all stores in centers such as Hvidovre C and Nørrebro Bycenter. This is of great importance to both the center and the shops that have rented the centre’s premises. This is what Christian Schreiber, center manager for Hvidovre C and Nørrebro Bycenter, says. – […]
FACTS: These places must reopen from Tuesday
* In higher education, graduate students in educations with many practice elements can return physically in half time. All other students can return with 20 percent physical attendance. Previously, there was distance learning. * In vocational education, students in school practice must attend classes 100 percent of the time. Previously, there was only 50 percent […]
Newspaper: 35-year-old convicted of driving recklessly towards Paludan
A 35-year-old man has been disqualified from driving for six months and fined DKK 4,500 by the Court in Elsinore for driving recklessly against Stram Kurs leader Rasmus Paludan. It writes Frederiksborg Amts Avis on Saturday. The 35-year-old pleaded not guilty in the case, which is about an episode at the Humlebæk access to the […]
FACTS: Municipalities in vaccine trials with doctors in the Capital Region
These are the following municipalities: – Gribskov. – Bornholm. – Frederikssund. – Helsingør. – Herlev. – Rødovre. – Egedal. – Furesø. – Brøndby. – Copenhagen. – Hillerød. – Halsnæs. – Hørsholm. – All red. – Tårnby. – Gentofte. – Rudersdal. – Ishøj. – Gladsaxe. – Lyngby-taarbæk. – Fredensborg. – Høje-Taastrup. – Frederiksberg. Sources: Capital Region.
Motorist followed gps and drove off platform
GPS is a good and useful tool when finding your way around unfamiliar areas. But it is not always a good idea to follow the directions of satellite navigation slavishly. A 71-year-old woman had to admit this when she was directed into Grønholt Station near Fredensborg in North Zealand on Friday afternoon in her VW […]
Rocker was probably going to burn up in car
This appears from documents from the Copenhagen West Region Police, which Ritzau has been given access to. The episode is described in the police decision to ban the stay in the bandidos clubhouse at Brøndbytoften in Brøndby and is included in the justification for banning access to the place. The clubhouse, together with a number […]
The plan was probably that he should burn up in the car
This appears from documents from the Copenhagen West Region Police, which Ritzau has been given access to. The episode is described in the police decision to ban the stay in the bandidos clubhouse at Brøndbytoften in Brøndby and is included in the justification for banning access to the place. The clubhouse, together with a number […]
41-year-old charged in gang murder jailed for another month
A 41-year-old man from the rocker and gang environment has on Thursday been remanded in custody for another four weeks for a shooting murder of 38-year-old Cem Kaplan on 2 January in Hillerød. It happened at the Court in Hillerød. It writes Ekstra Bladet. The prosecution asked for closed doors at the court hearing, which […]
Train traffic came to a standstill after a collision in Espergærde
Train traffic around Espergærde Station in North Zealand is slowly returning to normal operation. The trains were stopped on Wednesday morning after a person was hit by a train about 500 meters north of the station at 06.47. Due to the collision, the trains could not run on the tracks. Instead, train buses were deployed […]
Train traffic comes to a standstill after a passenger collision in Espergærde
Train traffic around Espergærde Station in North Zealand has stopped after a person was hit by a train about 500 meters north of the station at 06.47. The North Zealand Police write on Twitter. The police state that the person has not yet been identified, but do not write anything about the person’s condition. Due […]
FACTS: Viking castles in company with the Wadden Sea and Kronborg
When the UNESCO World Heritage Committee decides in the summer of 2022 which historical sites are to be included on its World Heritage List, Denmark has nominated five ring forts from the Viking Age to join. These are Aggersborg by the Limfjord, Fyrkat by Hobro, Nonnebakken in Odense, Trelleborg in Slagelse and Borgring in Køge. […]
Sweden wants a tunnel connection to Elsinore
Øresund Bridge model Currently, the plan involves the creation of a link consisting of two tunnels: one for rail and one for car traffic. A previously discussed proposal regarding a motorway tunnel extending from Helsingør Motorway at Snekkersten and a railway extension from the coastal connection Kystbanen can be seen. Region Skåne emphasized that an […]
Spilled oil closed highway for several hours
Oil on the roadway meant that a section of the Helsingør motorway on Sunday was blocked for several hours, the Danish Road Directorate informs. The block applied to traffic to the south from Espergærde to Nivå. Traffic was opened just around 2 pm. From Kvistgård to Espergærde it was closed until a little before 1 […]
Municipalities want to cut cleaning in intensified corona battle
– The infection is rising very sharply now, and we are noticing that more and more staff are ill or sent home because they are awaiting test results. We also notice that the hospitals discharge the citizens even faster for treatment and care in the municipalities. – At the same time, the municipalities must deliver […]
FACTS: Restaurants must sell takeaway and get salary compensation
A new agreement has been entered into on wage compensation for companies in the 38 municipalities in Denmark that are subject to stricter corona restrictions. The agreement has been entered into with the government, the Trade Union Confederation (FH) and the Danish Employers’ Association (DA). Read more about the agreement here: * The agreement applies […]
Outbreaks of infections in prison create overtime for officers
Storstrøm Prison, which is located on Falster and is described as one of the country’s safest prisons, has once again been affected by coronavirus. It writes Radio4. Three employees have received covid-19, and a total of 16 have been sent home. 48 inmates have been sent into solitary confinement. – This means for the employees […]
FACTS: 13 residential areas have left the government’s ghetto list
* Mjølnerparken, Copenhagen. * Tingbjerg / Utterslevhuse, Copenhagen. * Tåstrupgård, Høje-Taastrup. * Nøjsomhed / Sydvej, Helsingør. * Ringparken, Slagelse. * Motalavej, Slagelse. * Solbakken etc., Odense. * Vollsmose, Odense. * Nørager / Søstjernevej and others, Sønderborg. * Stengårdsvej, Esbjerg. * Sundparken, Horsens. * Skovvejen / Skovparken, Kolding. * Bispehaven, Aarhus. * Gellerupparken / Toveshøj, Aarhus. […]
FACTS: Worrying infection in almost all municipalities
The Danish health authorities have a concern limit of 20 infected per week per 100,000 inhabitants. On Monday, only eight municipalities are not above that limit. Here you can see the municipalities that have 20 or more infected per 100,000 inhabitants in the last week (the number in parentheses indicates confirmed number of cases in […]
FACTS: Now 89 municipalities have a worrying infection rate
The Danish health authorities have a concern limit of 20 infected per week per 100,000 inhabitants. On Saturday, only nine municipalities are not above that limit. Here you can see the municipalities that have 20 or more infected per 100,000 inhabitants in the last week (the number in parentheses indicates confirmed number of cases in […]
FACTS: Now 84 municipalities have a worrying infection rate
The Danish health authorities have a concern limit of 20 infected per week per 100,000 inhabitants. On Friday, only 14 municipalities are not above that limit. Here you can see the municipalities that have 20 or more infected per 100,000 inhabitants in the last week ** (the number in parentheses indicates confirmed number of cases […]
Office manager let KL pay for ferry trips to the cottage
The now former head of office in Law and the EU in the National Association of Local Authorities himself thinks that was fair. But both KL and the prosecution disagree, and he is charged with mandate fraud for almost 15,000 kroner from 2014 to 2016. On Thursday, the 62-year-old man denies guilt in Copenhagen City […]
Seven municipalities must have more freedom in a welfare area
The government will give seven Danish municipalities “complete freedom” in a selected welfare area. This is what Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) says in her speech on the day of the opening of the Folketing. Thus, the seven municipalities will be exempt from as much state regulation and legislation as possible. Also read: Mette Frederiksen […]
FACTS: Now 79 municipalities have a worrying infection rate
79 out of the country’s 98 municipalities now have a worrying infection rate. On Sunday, it appears from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. The health authorities have a limit of concern at 20 infected per 100,000 inhabitants. […]
FACTS: Aarhus jumps up on the municipal list of infection
77 municipalities now have a worrying infection rate. This appears on Wednesday from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. On Wednesday, three additional municipalities crossed the authorities’ limit of 20 infected per 100,000 inhabitants. When a municipality crosses […]
Local newspapers are sent into survival battle of the corona
For years, they have softened advertising dollars, and it will damage democracy if local and regional newspapers have to succumb. This is the opinion of Steffen Damsgaard, chairman of the Rural Joint Council. He supports a call from the National Association of Local Authorities (KL) that the parties at Christiansborg should raise media support for […]
FACTS: Worrying infection in 72 municipalities
The majority of the country’s municipalities register a worrying number of people infected with coronavirus. On Sunday, it appears from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. The health authorities have a limit of concern at 20 infected per […]
FACTS: Worrying infection rates in 72 municipalities
The majority of the country’s municipalities register a worrying number of people infected with coronavirus. On Saturday, it appears from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. Also read: Chief physician worried about new day with over 600 new […]
FACTS: Worrying infection rates in 69 municipalities
The majority of the country’s municipalities register a worrying number of people infected with coronavirus. This appears on Friday from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. The health authorities have a limit of concern at 20 infected per […]
FACTS: Worrying infection rates in 64 municipalities
The majority of the country’s municipalities register a worrying number of people infected with coronavirus. This is stated on Thursday in the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. The health authorities have a limit of concern at 20 infected […]
FACTS: Worrying infection rates are in 60 municipalities
The majority of the country’s municipalities register a worrying number of people infected with coronavirus. On Monday, it appears from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. The health authorities have a limit of concern at 20 infected per […]
Worrying infection rates are in 60 municipalities
The majority of the country’s municipalities register a worrying number of people infected with coronavirus. On Monday, it appears from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. Also read: 418 new infected – the number of hospitalized rises to […]
FACTS: Concerned infection rates have spread to 63 municipalities
More and more municipalities are registering a worrying number of people infected with coronavirus. On Sunday, it appears from the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities over the past seven days. The health authorities have a limit of concern at 20 infected per 100,000 […]
FACTS: Concerned infection rates have spread to 52 municipalities
More and more municipalities are registering a worrying number of people infected with coronavirus. This is stated in the Statens Serum Institut’s daily statement of the number of cases of infection in the country’s 98 municipalities during the past seven days. The health authorities have a limit of concern at 20 infected per 100,000 inhabitants. […]
Employee reported to the police after humiliation of a nursing home resident
An employee at the Grønnehaven nursing home in Elsinore has been expelled and reported to the police for having filmed himself humiliating or making a gross mockery of a female resident. It writes Frederiksborg Amts Avis. This is a permanent and long-term male employee at the nursing home. After filming the episode, the employee forwarded […]
