Lyngby Church is the oldest church in

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in the northern suburbs of

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. It is perched on a hill above Lyngby Hovedgade (Ltngby Main Street).

History

The church was built in the Romanesque style in the middle of the 12th century. It was lengthened in both ends in the Late Gothic era. A tower was built on the north side of the church in the Gothic period and later heightened in the Late Gothic style. A chapel was also built on the north side of the church in the late Gothic period while a south chapel was added in circa 1765. The church was probably owned by the crown in early times. The area was crown land and the parish was in 1463 referred to as "Koningx Lyngby" (Royal Lyngby). In 1682–1758, Lyngby Church was annexed to Gentofte. The church was used by members of the royal family after

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purchased

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in 1789. The most current royal parishioners were Count Christian of Rosenborg and his wife, Anne Dorte, and Christian's sister, Princess Elisabeth, who lived at Sorgenfri Palace until their respective deaths, in 2013, 2011, and 2018. Their funerals took place in the church and they were buried in the Lyngby cemetery. Bone Falch Rønne, house teacher for Prince Christian Frederik (later Christian VIII), was installed as parish priest of Lyngby in 1802. He founded Bibelselskab for Lyngby og omegen in 1817 and Lyngby evangeliske Tractat-Selskab in 1920. Falch Rønne was later succeeded by Oeter Rørdam.

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owned the church from 6 April 1868. On 26 April 1901, shortly before his death, he gave it to Lyngby-Taarbæk. On 11 December 1906. Taarbæk Parish was disjoined from Lyngby. In 1903, Lyngby-Taarbæk turned it into a self-owning institution.

Cemetery

The church is surrounded by a small churchyard which consists of a number of concentric terraces connected by stairs. A new cemetery, Lyngby Assistenskirkegård, was established at a nearby site in 1851. Later the Sorgenfri Churchyard was established and in

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work on yet another churchyard began, the Lyngby Park Churchyard.

Burials

Princess Elisabeth of Denmark Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, (''Elisabeth Caroline-Mathilde Alexandrine Helena Olga Thyra Feodora Estrid Margrethe Désirée''; 8 May 1935 – 19 June 2018) was a member of the Danish royal family. She was the only daughter and eldest child o ...

(1935-2018), buried with her life partner, Claus Hermansen * Christian of Rosenborg (1942-2013), former prince, brother of Princess Elisabeth *

Anne Dorte of Rosenborg Countess Anne Dorte of Rosenborg (née Anne Dorte Maltoft-Nielsen; 3 October 1947 – 2 January 2014) was a Danish countess. She was the wife of Count Christian of Rosenborg, the grandson of King Christian X of Denmark. Prince Christian had to giv ...

(1917-2011), wife of Count Christian * Niels Christian Frederiksen (1840-1905), politician and economist * Harald Warrer Heering (1923-2014), professor and member of the Danish resistance movement *

Eline Heger Eline (Ellen Marie) Heger, née ''Schmidt'' (13 December 1774 in Copenhagen – 6 June 1842 in Tårbæk), was a Danish stage actress. She was the daughter of Thomas Schmidt and Anne Reinsdorf. Her mother washed clothes for a living, and placed he ...

(1773-1842), actress * Frederik Kraft (1823-1854), painter * Jørgen Carl la Cour (1848-1898), officer, educator and agricultural economist * Ellen la Cour Overgaard (1876-1944), politician * Cornelia Levetzow (1836-1921) *

Ferdinand Meldahl Ferdinand Meldahl (16 March 1827 – 3 February 1908) was a Danish architect best known for the reconstruction of Frederiksborg Castle after the fire in 1859. Meldahl was one of the leading proponents of historicism in Denmark. Biography He was ...

(1827-1908) * Thomas Christopher Mürer (1794-1873), physician and professor * Victor Nyebølle (1862-1933), architect * Carl Vilhelm Otterstrøm (1881-1962), biologist * Ib Rehné (1922-2005), journalist * Bone Falch Rønne (1764-1833), priest * Holger Frederik Rørdam (1830-1913), theologian and writer * Peter Rørdam (1806-1883), priest *

(1829-1901), businessman

Cultural references

Lyngby was used as a location for the wedding in the 1961 drama film '' Landsbylægen''.

References

External links

Official website
{{Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality Churches in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality Churches in the Diocese of Helsingør 12th-century churches in Denmark