Lottenborg is an 18th-century roadside inn located next to
Sorgenfri Cemetery in
Sorgenfri
Sorgenfri (lit. "free of sorrow", like Sans Souci) is a neighbourhood in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in Greater Copenhagen lying just north of Kongens Lyngby.
The neighbourhood is enclosed between the landmarks of a forest with Lyngby Åmose, M ...
,
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
Copenhagen
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,
Denmark
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. It is situated on Lottenborgvej (No. 14), a side street to
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 ...
located opposite
Sorgenfri Palace
Sorgenfri Palace ( da, Sorgenfri Slot; lit. "Sorrow free", a direct calque of Sans Souci) is a royal residence of the Danish monarch, located in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, on the east side of Lyngby Kongevej, in the northern suburbs of Copenhag ...
. The building is still used as a restaurant but is only open for lunch Thursday through Sunday.
History
![Lottenborg postcard](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Lottenborg_postcard.jpg)
The house is located at the site of a former boom gate across the old road from
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 ...
to
Frederiksdal
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and belonged to the gatekeeper (''vangemanden''). The village of
Virum
Virum is a mostly residential, suburban neighbourhood in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, located on both sides of Lyngby Kongevej, approximately 15 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The neighbourhood is bordered by Lake Furesø to the w ...
's pastures began at the site and the gate was to keep cattle from passing onto the main road. The house was known as Vangehuset or ”"Hop-ind" ("Stop-By" and the gatekeeper worked at
Sorgenfri Palace
Sorgenfri Palace ( da, Sorgenfri Slot; lit. "Sorrow free", a direct calque of Sans Souci) is a royal residence of the Danish monarch, located in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, on the east side of Lyngby Kongevej, in the northern suburbs of Copenhag ...
. It was the residence of
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark ( da, Frederik; 11 October 1753 – 7 December 1805) was heir presumptive to the thrones of Denmark and Norway. He was the only surviving son of King Frederick V by his second wife, Juliana Maria of Braunsc ...
and
Princess Sophie Frederikke. The gatekeeper's house was renamed Lottenborg after their daughter,
Charlotte
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, who was born in 1789. Her older brother, Frederik Christian, was the later
Christian VIII
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Christian Frederick was the eldest son of Hereditary Prince Frederick, a younger son of King Frederi ...
. In 1810, Princess Charlotte married
Prince William of Hesse-Kassel
Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (24 December 1787 – 5 September 1867) was the first son of Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen.
Marriage and children
On 10 November 1810, William was married in Amalienborg P ...
. Their daughter,
Louise
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* Louise (given name)
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* "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005
* "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984
* "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013
* "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929
*"Louise", by Clan of ...
, married Prince Christian of Glücksburg who as
Christian IX
Christian IX (8 April 181829 January 1906) was King of Denmark from 1863 until his death in 1906. From 1863 to 1864, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg.
A younger son of Frederick William, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein ...
became the first Danish king from the
House of Glücksburg
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in 1851.
In the 19th century, Lottenborg became a popular roadside restaurant and excursion destination.
Hans Christian Andersen
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Andersen's fairy tales, consisti ...
,
B. S. Ingemann and
Hans Christian Ørsted
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are supposedly among the peers who have frequented the site.
The name of the road was changed from Frederiksdalvej to Hummeltoftevej when the new Frederiksdalvej opened in 1934. The road crossed the railway on a bridge when the new
Nordbanen
Nordbanen is one of six radial S-train lines in Copenhagen. It connects Copenhagen city center with several northern suburbs, and the cities of Hillerød, Birkerød and Allerød
Stations
Service patterns
The weekday service consists of servic ...
opened in 1863. The bridge was renewed when
Sorgenfri station
Sorgenfri station is a station on the Hillerød radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It serves Sorgenfri and the southern part of Virum. It is located at Hummeltoftevej 51 and is named for the nearby Sorgenfri palace.
History
...
was established in connection into an
S-train
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line in the early 1930s. As traffic increased on Hummeltoftevej, it was proposed to demolish Lottenborg to make way for a widening of the road but it was instead decided to construct a new road section which continued directly in the new road Skovbrunet on the other side of Lyngby Kongevej. A new Sorgenfri station was also built and the old bridge across the railway was replaced by a footbridge. The old road section between the Lyngby Kongevej and the bridge was renamed Lottenborgvej. The road section on the other side of the bridge became part of I. H. Mundts Vej.
For many years, Lottenborg belonged to the restaurateur Ernst Høegh-Hansen and then his widow Agnete who died in 1993. She left Lottenborg to Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality. The municipality initially leased it out to successive restaurateurs but sold it in 2011.
Today
Lottenborg Kro is open Thursday through Sunday for lunch.
References
External links
Lottenborg Kro official website
{{Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality
Restaurants in Copenhagen
Buildings and structures in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality