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 5,775 (1 January 2025).

Notable buildings

thumb|240px|Rytterhuset, a listed summerhouse from 1899

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

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