Kongens Lyngby (,

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for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of

Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality (occasionally spelled Lyngby-Tårbæk) is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in the Capital Region of Denmark near Copenhagen on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand (Danish: ''Sjælland''). It is part of the ...

in the northern suburbs of

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. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping street and the site of a branch of

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as well as Lyngby Storcenter. The district is also home to several major companies, including

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, Bang & Olufsen,

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a/s and

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. The

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relocated to Lyngby from central Copenhagen in the 1970s.

Lyngby station Lyngby station is a station on the Nordbanen, Hillerød radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located centrally in Kongens Lyngby. With its large bus terminal, situated on the east side of the station, it is an important hub f ...

is located on the Hillerød radial of Copenhagen's

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network.

History

The name Kongens Lyngby is first recorded in 1348. At that time large parts of North Zealand belonged to the Catholic Church (represented by Roskilde Cathedral and the name Lyngby was associated with several places. Store Lyngby belonged to Arresø church. "Our" Lyngby, on the other hand, was crown land. It may therefore have been to distinguish it from these other places that the name emerged. The original Lyngby village is now known as

Bondebyen Bondebyen (''Pesants' Town'' in Danish) is a historical neighbourhood of Kongens Lyngby. It is considered the best-preserved country town of the Copenhagen area, albeit it is now in the middle of the heavily urbanized Lyngby-Taarbæk municipality. ...

. Kongens Lyngby was also the site of a watermill, Lyngby Watermill, which is first mentioned in 1492 but is probably several hundred years older. A royal road,

Lyngby Kongevej Secondary route 201 (Danish language, Danish: Sekundærrute 201) is a numbered road in North Zealand to the north of Copenhagen, Denmark, consisting of Lyngby Omfartsvej, a bypass (road), motorway bypass avoiding Lyngby Hovedgade (Lyngby Main Stree ...

, was created in 1584 to provide an easy link between Copenhagen and Frederick's new

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from where it was later extended to

Fredensborg Fredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish Royal Family. As of 1 Janu ...

and

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. It was the first of a number of royal roads created by Frederick II and his successor

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. In the 18th century, a growing number of country houses were built in the area by civil servants and merchants from Copenhagen. Kongens Lyngby had no market rights but developed into a local service centre with an increasing number of craftsmen and merchants. The North Line came to Lyngby in 1863 and was extended to

in 1864,This enabled citizens from Copenhagen to settle permanently in the area. Several factories opened in the area, including

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's curtain factory in 1892 which later became the town's largest employer. In the 1930s, Kongens Lyngby developed into a modern suburb. The North Line was converted into an

line with more stations and Kongens Lyngby gradually merged with the neighboring settlements.

Notable residents

Public persons

Vilhelm Theodor Walther Vilhelm Theodor Walther (13 November 1819 – 28 August 1892) was a Danish architect and Royal Building Inspector for Jutland. He was born in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark and died in Aarhus. He was twice awarded the Academy's Neuhausen Prize (''Neuhaus ...

(1819–1892), architect and building inspector *

Ingrid Jespersen Ingrid Jespersen (1867–1938) was a Danish pedagogue and school principal. The founder of Copenhagen's Ingrid Jespersens Gymnasieskole in 1894, initially a primary school for girls, she introduced a number of groundbreaking measures in support o ...

(1867–1938), pedagogue and school principal *

Finn Thiesen Finn Vilhelm Thiesen (born August 4, 1941, in Kongens Lyngby near Copenhagen) is a Danish–Norwegian linguist, iranist and translator. He was an associate professor of Persian at the University of Oslo (Department of Cultural Studies and Orien ...

(born 1941), linguist, iranist, and translator * Carsten Koch (born 1945), former MF and minister *

Lise-Lotte Rebel Lise-Lotte Rebel (born 23 January 1951) is a bishop of the Church of Denmark. Between 1995 and 2021, she served as the bishop of the Diocese of Helsingør in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark. She was the first woman to become a bishop i ...

(born 1951), bishop and first woman bishop in the Church of Denmark *

Mads Tofte Mads Tofte (born 20 April 1959) is a Danish computer scientist who has contributed in particular to functional programming and the Standard ML programming language. Education Tofte was born in Lyngby, Denmark and grew up in Holbæk, Denmark. ...

(born 1959), computer scientist * Daniel Toft Jakobsen (born 1978), MF

Arts

Elisa Marie Thornam Elisa Marie Thornam (12 March 1857 – 22 April 1901) was a Danish landscape painter and botanical illustrator who contributed to the ''Flora Danica'' and Botanisk Tidsskrift. Life and career Thornam was born in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. She died ...

(1857–1901), landscape painter and botanical illustrator *

Olga Wagner Olga Rosalie Aloisa Wagner née Packness (1873–1963) was a Danish painter and sculptor. After specializing in painting at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, she was trained as a sculptor by her husband Siegfried. She worked together with him ...

(1873–1963), painter and sculptor *

Dagmar Freuchen-Gale Dagmar Freuchen-Gale (June 30, 1907 – March 9, 1991) was a Danish illustrator, writer and editor. Early life and education Freuchen-Gale was born Dagmar Cohn in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark, to Hans Cohn and Betty Johanne Neustadt. Her parents w ...

(1907–1991), illustrator, author and editor * Kasper Heiberg (1928–1984), painter and sculptor * Nina Pens Rode (1929–1992), actress * Hans Abrahamsen (born 1952), composer *

Lars von Trier Lars von Trier (''né'' Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish filmmaker, actor, and lyricist. Having garnered a reputation as a highly ambitious, polarizing filmmaker, he has been the subject of several controversies: Cannes, in addition to nominat ...

(born 1956), film director and screenwriter *

Søs Fenger Charlotte Fenger (born 2 December 1961), known by the stage name Søs Fenger, is a Danish vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. Since the mid 1980s she has been one of the most successful names in Danish music. She has released numerous albums, bot ...

(born 1961), musician

Sports

Sofus Rose Sofus Rose (10 April 1894 – 15 September 1974) was a Danish long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1894 births 1974 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the ...

(1894–1974), long-distance runner * Margot Bærentzen (1907–1983), fencer * Erling Stuer Lauridsen (1916–2012), wrestler * Johan Runge (1924–2005), weightlifter * Helge Hansen (1925–2008), cyclist *

Ib Larsen Ib Ivan Larsen (born 1 April 1945) is a Denmark, Danish Rowing (sport), rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Kongens Lyngby. In 1964 he was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxless pa ...

(born 1945), rower *

Henrik Larsen Henrik Larsen (born 17 May 1966), nicknamed ''Store Larsen'' (''Big Larsen''), is a Danish football manager and former professional player, who played as a midfielder. He was last the manager of Lyngby Boldklub. He was the joint top scorer at t ...

(born 1966), footballer and football manager *

Frederik Nielsen Frederik Løchte Nielsen (born 27 August 1983) is a former professional tennis player. He was the top ranked player from Denmark in the ATP doubles world rankings. A former Wimbledon men's doubles champion, he peaked at no. 17 in the rankin ...

(born 1983), tennis player *

Nabil Aslam Mohammad Nabil Aslam ( ur, ; born 3 August 1984) is a retired Pakistani footballer who played as a defender. A versatile defender, Aslam primarily is a centre back, although he is a capable full back on either side. Physically strong and com ...

(born 1984), footballer *

Jeanette Ottesen Jeanette Ottesen (born 30 December 1987) is a Danish competitive swimmer who participated at the 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. In total she has won 50 international medals. Records She currently holds the Danish record in the ...

(born 1987), swimmer *

Mai Grage Mai Grage (born 18 April 1992) is a Danish former professional tennis player. She has a WTA career-high singles ranking of 861, achieved on 13 April 2015, and a WTA career-high doubles ranking of 988, set on 29 November 2010. Grage reached a j ...

(born 1992), tennis player *

Jacob Bruun Larsen Jacob Bruun Larsen (born 19 September 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim and the Denmark national team. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Club career Borussia Dortmund I ...

(born 1998), footballer * Christian Rasmussen (born 2003), footballer

References

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