Hellebak

Hellebak Hellebaek is a town located on the coast five kilometres northwest of Helsingoir, North Zealand, some 40 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It has merged with the neighbouring community of Alsgarde to form an urban agglomeration with a population of 5,492 1 January 2015. The name Hellebæk is first recorded as Hellebeck in 1554. The name means "Holy Stream" and refers to the local streams that runs through the town. Frederick II constructed a watermill named.

Kongens Molle at the mouth of the stream in 1576. It produced flour for the many soldiers, craftsmen and builders that worked on the expansion of Kronborg Castle which was completed in 1586. A second watermill was built after a few years and a total of seven mills were ultimately powered by the local watercourses. Christian IV established an ironwork at the site in 1597-1600 and from 1603 also a copperwork. The ironworks was chiefly used for the manudacture of canons.