Helsingborg or
Hälsingborg
[key], city, Malmöhus co., S Sweden, a seaport on the
Øresund, connected by ferry with Helsingør, Denmark. It is a
commercial and industrial center. Manufactures include processed copper,
ships, rubber, electrical goods, textiles, and refined sugar. A trade center
and stronghold since the 9th cent., Helsingborg passed from Denmark to
Sweden in 1658 but was destroyed during the Danish-Swedish conflicts in the
17th cent. The city was rebuilt in 1710. Its modern industrial development
dates from the mid-19th cent. Of note are a well-preserved castle
(12th–15th cent.), the Church of St. Mary (13th–15th cent.),
and numerous half-timber houses.
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