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Helsingborg is a Swedish coastal town, it is located at the point nearest to the Denmark: it is not separated from the Danish city of Elseneur (Helsingør) only by one strait of four kilometers. It has 91 640 inhabitants and is the chief town of the Commune of Helsingborg.

Helsingborg is one of the oldest cities Scandinavian. The city was founded there is more than nine centuries and was often touched by the wars in the area mainly between the Denmark and the Sweden. Since 1658, Helsingborg is attached to the Sweden

It is the 5th city of the country behind Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Uppsala.

Cultures and leisures

Helsingborg has a vast choice at the same time as regards leisures but also at the cultural level. The city takes part in it actively by financing many projects. Thanks to the foundation of the " Dunkers kulturhus " (house of the culture) the city has a true arts center which joined together at the same time many exposures as well as the academy.

Sports

Helsingborg is a city with a sporting long tradition. Already in 1834 place had the first modern Olympic Games. Behind the organization of these plays the Olympic committee was and its will to promote the interest in the athletics in Sweden and Norvège.Malheureusement the public was only very few and the operation not renewed.

Football

Football is the sport principal with Helsingborg and the city has many clubs. The principal one of them is the Helsingborg founded IF in 1903. The club evolves/moves in Olympia Stadium, a stage of a capacity of 16.700 spectators. In the Thirty the club was a giant of Swedish football with the championship of Sweden into 1929,1930,1933,1934 and 1941. Then the known club one period minus ostentation punctuated by a descent in division inferior in 1968. The increase took place in 1992 and the club knows since a great stability in top of the scale, resulting in two titles: Champion of Sweden in 1999 and victorious of the Cut of Sweden in 200-. The increase of the club in 1992 and its championship victory of Sweden in 2006 must mainly with that which was elected in 2006 better Swedish footballer of all times Henrik Larsson. Its return to the club in 2006 after having all to gain of which Champions League in 2006 with FC Barcelona.

Other sports present in the elite

In addition to its football club, Helsingborg has other sporting clubs with the more high level main road. The club of basketball of Helsingborg, Öresundskraft (named according to principal the sponsort) and present in the 1st division at the same time male and female. The club of handball OV Helsingborg is him also present in the elite of the Swedish handball. In table tennis, club BTK Rekord and one of principal in the country.

See too

Common of Helsingborg

External bond

Official site of Helsingborg

Photographs

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