Ålsgårde is a seaside resort and former fishing village on the north coast of Zealand, Denmark, located six kilometers northwest of Helsingør.
Formerly Ålsgårde was a separate town, but today it has merged with the neighbouring town of Hellebæk into an urban area with a population of 5,765 (1 January 2026).BY3: Population 1 January, by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark (Search for the name Hellebæk, who is the official name of the urban area used by Statistics Denmark)
Notable buildings
Rytterhuset (Nordre Strandvej 230) was built in 1889 as summer residence for the painter Frants Henningsen to a National Romantic design by Martin Nyrop. The property, including a jetty with a bathhouse and a couple of outbuildings, is now listed in the Danish registry of protected buildings and places. Nordre Strandvej 140, a half-timbered house from 1819, is also listed. Hellebæk Church is, in spite of its name, also located in Ålsgårde.
Notable people Laura Kieler (1849 – 1932 in Ålsgårde) a Norwegian-Danish novelist August Hassel (1864 – 1942 in Ålsgårde) a Danish sculptor. Harald Leth (1899 – 1986 in Ålsgårde) a Danish naturalistic painter Emil Bergreen (1993-now) a Danish football player
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