Rungsted, also known as ''Rungsted Kyst'' is an affluent suburban neighborhood in Hørsholm Municipality on the

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coast north of

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Hørsholm Hørsholm () is an urban area on the Øresund coast approximately north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers most of Hørsholm Municipality and straddles the borders neighbouring Fredensborg Municipality and Rudersdal Municipality. Hørsholm prop ...

is located two kilometers west of Rungsted. At the

coast is Rungsted Harbour, a marina.

History

The name Rungsted is first recorded in 1346 in the form ''Runæstigh''. The name may be derived from Old Danish ''runi'' meaning and ''sti 'svinesti', later changed to ''sted''. Alternatively the first part of the name may refer to the small waves that are characteristic of the Øresund. Rungsted's inn, Rungsted Kro, is first mentioned in the beginning of the 16th century but it is probably much older. The inn moved in 1803, and the buildings were renamed

Rungstedlund Rungstedlund, also known as the Karen Blixen Museum, is a country house in Rungsted on the Øresund coast just north of Copenhagen, Denmark, notable for its association with the author Karen Blixen, who lived there for most of her life. She was b ...

Marina

Rungsted Marina has room for approximately 800 boats. It is home to many restaurants, including a MASH steakhouse and a Sticks'n'Sushi.

Sport

The neighborhood has many sports facilities and venues, and the ice hockey club Rungsted IK is housed in Rungsted Skøjtehal.

Transport

Rungsted also has a train station - Rungsted Kyst Station.

Notable residents

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* Louise Conring (1824–1891) a superintendent, hospital inspector, deaconess and nurse. * (1845–95), writer, military officer, adventurer and father of

Karen Blixen Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke (born Dinesen; 17 April 1885 – 7 September 1962) was a Danish author who wrote works in Danish and English. She is also known under her pen names Isak Dinesen, used in English-speaking countrie ...

Dagmar Hansen Dagmar Julie Augusta Hansen (12 November 1871 – 13 April 1959), a Danish cabaret-singer and stage-performer, became a national sensation as Denmark's first "pin-up girl". Early years Hansen, born 1871 in Rungsted, Denmark, as the daughter of a ...

(1871 –1959) a singer, stage-performer and Denmark's first "pin-up girl". * Olivia Holm-Møller (1875–1970 in Rungsted) a Danish painter and sculptor *

, (1885–1962) a distinguished Danish writer of ''

Out of Africa ''Out of Africa'' is a memoir by the Danish author Karen Blixen. The book, first published in 1937, recounts events of the seventeen years when Blixen made her home in Kenya, then called British East Africa. The book is a lyrical meditation on ...

'' *

Thomas Dinesen Thomas Fasti Dinesen (9 August 1892 – 10 March 1979 ) was a Danish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the ...

VC (1892–1979), Danish military officer in Canadian service and

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previousl ...

recipient *

Simon Spies Simon Ove Christian Ogilvie Spies (1 September 1921 – 16 April 1984) was a Danish tycoon, best known for founding the charter airline Spies Rejser, and its airway company Conair of Scandinavia, and for his flamboyant lifestyle and womanisin ...

(1921–1984 in Rungsted) a Danish tycoon * Dorete Bloch (1943-2015) a zoologist, wrote about animals and plants of the Faroe Islands. * Frederik Fetterlein (born 1970) a retired Danish tennis player * Christoffer Boe (born 1974) a Danish film director and screenwriter IMDb Database
retrieved 02 July 2020 * Joachim B. Hansen (born 1990) a Danish professional golfer, lives in Rungsted * Cecilie Wellemberg (born 1994) a Danish model and beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Universe Denmark 2015

Cultural references

Johannes Ewald Johannes Ewald (18 November 174317 March 1781) was a Danish national dramatist, psalm writer and poet. The lyrics of a song from one of his plays are used for one of the Danish national anthems, ''Kong Christian stod ved højen mast'' which ...

lived from March 1773 to autumn 1775 at the then Rungsted Inn, where he had some of his most productive years and wrote ''Rungsteds Lyksaligheder - En Ode''.

References

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