Parapeten
Parapeten is an islet in Helsingborg, Helsingborg Municipality, Scania. Parapeten is situated nearby to the bridge Kvickbron, as well as near the building H55 Paviljongen.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunker Culture House and Tropical Beach.
Dunker Culture House
Museum
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Dunker Culture House is a museum and art centre located in Helsingborg, Sweden. It is the museum of Helsingborg cultural heritage and its theme is to trace history from the ice age to the modern day. Dunker Culture House is situated 250 metres northeast of Parapeten.
Tropical Beach
Beach
Photo: Guillaume Baviere, CC BY 2.0.
Tropical Beach is situated 190 metres south of Parapeten.
Helsingborg Ferry Station
Theater building
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Helsingborg Ferry Station is a theater building, which is situated 280 metres east of Parapeten.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Helsingborg and Elsinore.
Helsingborg
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Helsingborg is in the Scania province of southern Sweden. Historic Helsingborg, with its many old buildings, is a scenic coastal city. The buildings are a blend of old-style stone-built churches and a 600-year-old medieval fortress in the city centre, and more modern commercial buildings.
Elsinore
Elsinore or Helsingør is a city of just under 50,000 residents, in the north eastern corner of the island of Zealand in Denmark. It is the closest city to Sweden, with frequent ferry connections to its twin city across the strait; Helsingborg.
Kingo Houses
Neighborhood
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Kingo Houses is a housing development designed by architect Jørn Utzon in Helsingør, Denmark. The development consists of 60 L-shaped houses based upon the design of traditional Danish farmhouses with central courtyards and those of Chinese and Islamic dwellings. Kingo Houses is situated 7 km west of Parapeten.
Parapeten
- Type: Islet
- Description: breakwater in Helsingborg harbour, Sweden
- Categories: breakwater, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Helsingborg, Helsingborgs Maria, Helsingborg Municipality, Scania, Götaland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.04588° or 56° 2′ 45″ northLongitude
12.68635° or 12° 41′ 11″ eastOpen location code
9F8J2MWP+9GOpenStreetMap ID
way 26340448OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q10618797
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Satellite Map
Discover Parapeten from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“Parapeten” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Parapeten”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kvickbron and H55 Paviljongen.
Nearby Places
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