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Kronborg Castle
A Renaissance castle in Helsingør immortalized as Elsinore in Shakespeare's Hamlet, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
13 km · about 25 min drive
Skåne, Sweden · Europe
Viken works well as a base: 10 minutes from Höganäs, 36km from Hovs Hallar.
Viken is a town located in Skåne, Sweden. With a population of 5,610, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Viken sits in Sweden, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Stockholm time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Viken to your route.
Viken is situated in Höganäs Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 4,227 inhabitants in 2010. It has a surface area of 224 hectares. 223 of these are in the Höganäs municipality.
Well known for its harbour, the village has a long history of seafaring and fishing. It is also known for the distinctive, mostlyRead more
yellow, seaside cabins lining its vast public beach.
Viken is known to have been the home of billionaire Carl-Eric Björkegren, who disappeared without a trace in 1994. Theories vary in terms of what happened. In 2005, he was declared dead by the Stockholm District Court.
Rune Andréasson, the creator of the Swedish comic character Bamse, lived and died in Viken.
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Viken is located in Skåne, Sweden, Europe. The coordinates are 56.1506 latitude, 12.5743 longitude.
Viken has a population of approximately 5,610 people, making it a town in Sweden.
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Full driving guide for Sweden8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
A Renaissance castle in Helsingør immortalized as Elsinore in Shakespeare's Hamlet, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
13 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A craggy peninsula of cliffs, caves and a clifftop lighthouse where porpoises ride the waves below.
18 km · about 20 min drive
museum
A breathtaking seaside museum north of Copenhagen blending modern art with architecture and sculpture gardens overlooking the sea.
20 km · about 25 min drive
castle
A lavish Renaissance castle in Hillerød built by King Christian IV, now housing the Museum of National History.
29 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Wind-hammered red rhyolite cliffs and sea-stack coves at the tip of the Bjäre peninsula, where Bergman filmed the knight's chess game with Death in The Seventh Seal. Trails drop from the car park to wild pebble beaches.
36 km · about 40 min drive
racetrack
A short, hilly and blind-crested circuit in the grounds of a Scanian castle, home of Swedish touring car racing since 1955 and one of the most spectator-friendly tracks in Scandinavia.
38 km · about 45 min drive
coastal drive
The classic coast road north from Copenhagen to Elsinore along the Oresund shore, passing Bellevue Beach, whitewashed villas, fishing harbours and the Louisiana museum. Denmark's most stylish Sunday drive.
42 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Beech-forest ravine park in Skåne with the Kopparhatten viewpoint over the Skäralid valley, signposted car parks at both entrances.
43 km · about 50 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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