Ry is a town with a population of 7,151 (1 January 2022)BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
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, located in

Skanderborg municipality Skanderborg Municipality is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark, just southwest of Aarhus. It has an area of 429.17 km², and has a population of 61,974 (1 January 2019). ...

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. The town sprouted up around a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

near the older town of Rye which is now much smaller than Ry.

Geography

Ry is located along the

Gudenå Gudenå or Gudenåen (), is Denmark's longest river and runs through the central parts of the Jutlandic peninsula. An anglicized version of the name often seen is 'The River Guden'. Gudenåen has its spring in Tinnet Krat, Vejle Municipality (be ...

(''River Guden'') between the lakes ''Gudensø'', ''Birkesø'', ''Vessø'', ''Lillesø'', ''Rye Møllesø'' and ''Knudsø''. Ry is known for

Himmelbjerget Himmelbjerget ("The Sky Mountain" or "The Mountain of Heaven") is a hill located between Ry and Silkeborg, Denmark in the area known as Søhøjlandet. With a height of 147 m (482 ft), Himmelbjerget is one of the highest natural point ...

one of the highest natural points in the Danish landscape. It is 147 m (482 ft) high.

Education

continuation school A continuation high school is an alternative to a comprehensive high school. In some countries it is primarily for students who are considered at risk of not graduating at the normal pace. The requirements to graduate are the same, but the sch ...

has won the girls school football tournament in Denmark 2005 and 2006. In 2006 Gudenå School, Ry held Smallschool Festival with more than 1,500 participants.

Notable people

Pauline Thomsen Pauline Marthea Georgine Bergstrøm Thomsen (17 July 1858 – 16 April 1931) was a Danish painter and art teacher. Biography Born on 17 July 1858 in Roskilde, Pauline Thomsen was the daughter of the lecturer Christen Thomsen (1822–1874) and Pa ...

(1858 – 1931 in Ry) a Danish painter and art teacher; lived in Ry *

Maria Jacobsen Maria Jacobsen (November 6, 1882 – April 6, 1960) was a Danish missionary and a key witness to the Armenian genocide. Jacobsen wrote the ''Diaries of a Danish Missionary: Harpoot, 1907–1919'', which according to Armenian genocide scholar Ara Sa ...

(1882 in Siim near Ry – 1960) a Danish missionary and a key witness to the

Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through t ...

Anna Klindt Sørensen Anna Klindt Sørensen (9 August 1899 – 28 July 1985) was a Danish painter and illustrator. She is now remembered as a strong, self-assured women who practised French Expressionism on her own terms in Denmark. Biography Born in Ry in central Ju ...

(1899 in Ry – 1985) a Danish painter and illustrator, a strong, self-assured women who practised French Expressionism *

Ebbe Nielsen Ebbe Schmidt Nielsen (7 June 1950 – 7 March 2001) was a Danish entomologist influential in systematics and Lepidoptera research, and an early proponent of biodiversity informatics. The journal ''Invertebrate Systematics'' was established with si ...

(1950 in Ry – 2001) a Danish entomologist, influential in systematics and Lepidoptera research *

Peter Sommer Peter Sommer Christensen (born 28 August 1974 in Skanderborg) is a Danish singer and songwriter. His lyrics are often characterized by interesting puns and word plays. Besides his solo career, he was in the duo Superjeg with Carsten Valentin L ...

(born 1974) a Danish singer and songwriter, lives in Ry * Jette Hansen (born 1987 in Ry) a female former Danish handball player * Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards (active years 2000–2005) an American street punk band, Lars Frederiksen lives in Ry

References

External links

Official municipality Website
Cities and towns in the Central Denmark Region Skanderborg Municipality {{CentralDK-stub