''Helsingør Dagblad'' is a

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local newspaper based in

Helsingør Helsingør ( , ; sv, Helsingör), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a city in eastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 62,686 on 1 January 2018. Helsingør and Helsingborg in Sweden together form the northern ...

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. Founded in 1867 it is one of the oldest newspapers in the country.

History and profile

''Helsingør Dagblad'' was established by Henrik Donatzky, a publisher, in 1867. The paper is part of

North Media North Media is a Danish media group. It owns the distribution company FK Distribution, BoligPortal, Ofir, and Bekey. History Richard Bunck founded FK Distribution in 1965 and Søndagsavisen in 1978. The two companies were merged under the name Sø ...

and is published by Søndagsavisen A/S which is also the publisher of ''

Søndagsavisen ''Søndagsavisen'' is a free Danish countrywide weekend newspaper. It has a circulation of 1.2 million and approximately 1.3 million readers each weekend. That makes it the most widely read newspaper in Denmark. Its primary focus is weighted towa ...

''. It was formerly published by the Helsingør Dagblad A/S Group. Søndagsavisen A/S had a stake in the company until 2009 when it purchased the company from Dansk AvisTryk A/S. The paper is published in

North Zealand North Zealand, also North Sealand ( da, Nordsjælland), refers to the northern part of the Danish island of Zealand which is not clearly defined but generally covers the area north of Copenhagen. The Danish tourist authorities have recently in ...

. In March 2017 Dorthe Carlsen was appointed director of the paper, replacing Svein Gilbu in the post.

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* 1867 establishments in Denmark Danish-language newspapers Newspapers established in 1867 Newspapers published in Denmark {{Denmark-newspaper-stub