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 in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. 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

COWI A/S COWI A/S is an international consulting group, specialising in engineering, environmental science and economics, with headquarters in Lyngby, Denmark. It has been involved in more than 50,000 projects in 175 countries and has approximately 7,300 em ...

Bang & Olufsen Bang & Olufsen (B&O) is a Danish high-end consumer electronics company that designs and manufactures audio products, television sets, and telephones. It was founded in 1925 by Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen, who designed a radio to work with alt ...

, ICEpower a/s and Microsoft. The Technical University of Denmark relocated to Lyngby from central Copenhagen in the 1970s. Lyngby station is located on the Hillerød radial of Copenhagen's S-train network.

History

The name Kongens Lyngby is first recorded in 1348. At that time large parts of

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belonged to the Catholic Church (represented by Roskilde Cathedral and the name Lyngby was associated with several places.

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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. 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: Sekundærrute 201) is a numbered road in North Zealand to the north of Copenhagen, Denmark, consisting of Lyngby Omfartsvej, a motorway bypass avoiding Lyngby Hovedgade (Lyngby Main Street), and Kongevejen which links ...

, was created in 1584 to provide an easy link between Copenhagen and Frederick's new Frederiksborg Castle from where it was later extended to Fredensborg and Helsingør. It was the first of a number of royal roads created by Frederick II and his successor Christian IV. 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

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came to Lyngby in 1863 and was extended to Helsingør 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 S-train 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 (1867–1938), pedagogue and school principal * Finn Thiesen (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 (born 1959), computer scientist *

Daniel Toft Jakobsen Daniel Toft Jakobsen (born 12 May 1978 in Kongens Lyngby) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2015 Danish general election. Political career Jak ...

(born 1978), MF

Arts

* Elisa Marie Thornam (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 Kasper Jacob Heiberg (3 April 1928 – 27 February 1984) was a Danish painter and sculptor. Though largely forgotten today, in retrospect Heiberg is considered to have made an important contribution to the development of Danish painting. Biography ...

(1928–1984), painter and sculptor *

Nina Pens Rode Nina Pens Rode (22 May 1929 – 22 July 1992), was a Danish actress best known for her 1964 performance in the title role in '' Gertrud'', Carl Theodor Dreyer's final film. Previous to this, she appeared in five other Danish films: ''Kispus ...

(1929–1992), actress *

Hans Abrahamsen Hans Abrahamsen (born 23 December 1952) is a Danish composer born in Kongens Lyngby near Copenhagen. His '' Let me tell you'' (2013), a song cycle for soprano and orchestra, was ranked by music critics at ''The Guardian'' as the finest work of t ...

(born 1952), composer * Lars von Trier (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 Margot Bærentzen (12 May 1907 – 16 October 1983) was a Danish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games o ...

(1907–1983), fencer *

Erling Stuer Lauridsen Erling Stuer Lauridsen (27 November 1916 – 12 March 2012) was a Danish wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad a ...

(1916–2012), wrestler *

Johan Runge Michael Johan Runge (12 June 1924 – 4 August 2005) was a Danish weightlifter. Competing as featherweight he won the European title in 1949 and 1951; placing second at the world championships in both years. Runge finished seventh at the 19 ...

(1924–2005), weightlifter * Helge Hansen (1925–2008), cyclist * Ib Larsen (born 1945), rower * Henrik Larsen (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 (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 (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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