Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality (occasionally spelled Lyngby-Tårbæk) is a municipality (

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, '' kommune'') in the

Capital Region of Denmark The Capital Region of Denmark ( da, Region Hovedstaden, ) is the easternmost administrative region of Denmark. The Capital Region has 29 municipalities and a regional council consisting of 41 elected members. As of 1 August 2021 the chairperson ...

near

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

on the eastern coast of the island of

Zealand Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020. It is the 1 ...

(Danish: ''Sjælland''). It is part of the Greater Copenhagen area. The municipality borders Rudersdal Municipality to the north,

Furesø Municipality Furesø could refer to: * Furesø municipality, Denmark * Furesø (lake) Furesø is a lake in Northeastern Zealand, Denmark and the deepest lake in Denmark. It defined Farum municipality's southeast border and is the site of Nicolai Eigtved's 1 ...

to the west and

Gladsaxe Gladsaxe Kommune is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 69,681 (2019). Its ma ...

and

Gentofte Municipality Gentofte Kommune is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in the Capital Region of Denmark (''Region Hovedstaden'') on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. It covers an area of , and has a total population ...

to the south. It borders the

Øresund Øresund or Öresund (, ; da, Øresund ; sv, Öresund ), commonly known in English as the Sound, is a strait which forms the Danish–Swedish border, separating Zealand (Denmark) from Scania (Sweden). The strait has a length of ; its width v ...

to the east. The municipality covers an area of 39 km², and has a population of 56,614 (2021). Its mayor is Sofia Osmani, a member of the Conservative People's Party. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of

Kongens Lyngby Kongens Lyngby (, Danish 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 ...

. Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality was not merged with any other municipality in the municipal reform of 2007.

History

In the Middle Ages, when Denmark was divided into syssels, Lyngby-Taarbæk was part of Østersyssel. It later became a part of Copenhagen

Fief A fief (; la, feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. It consisted of a form of property holding or other rights granted by an Lord, overlord to a vassal, who held it in fealty or "in fee" in return for a for ...

, which was changed to

Copenhagen County Københavns Amt () is a former county (Danish, ''Amt (subnational entity), amt'') on the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. It covered the municipalities in the metropolitan Copenhagen area, with the excepti ...

in 1661. Although Copenhagen County changed many times over the years, Lyngby-Taarbæk always remained within the borders. When the counties were disestablished in 2007, Lyngby-Taarbæk came under the new

. Since 1842, and until the 1970 Danish Municipal Reform, Lyngby-Taarbæk was a parish municipality. It became a regular municipality with the 1970 reform, and its borders have remained unchanged since. Lyngby-Taarbæk wasn't merged with any other municipality in the 2007 municipal reform.

Neighbourhoods

Nearly the entirety of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality is part of the Greater Copenhagen area and so there are no towns or villages in the municipality. Instead there are named neighborhoods. On the list below are all the neighbourhoods with counted populations (numbers as of 2018).

Kongens Lyngby

Kongens Lyngby (or simply Lyngby) is located in the southern part of the municipality. The neighbourhoods of Fuglevad, Lundtofte and Fortunen borders Kongens Lyngby to the north. Also bordering Kongens Lyngby are

Bagsværd Bagsværd () is a middle-class suburb located approximately 12 km northwest of central Copenhagen, in the Gladsaxe Municipality. The town center is recognizable by the Bagsværd Towers, two high-rise apartment blocks. The suburb is connected to ...

to the west and

Buddinge Buddinge is a suburb 10 km northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The suburb used to be a small village, but by the 1960s merged with nearby suburban areas, subsequently becoming a suburb. The suburb is part of Gladsaxe municipal and is co ...

to the south, both located in Gladsaxe Municipality. Also to the south are

Vangede Vangede is a suburb 8 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. This area is primarily made up of one and two family houses and two and three story apartment buildings. History The first known references to the village is from 1346 when it i ...

and to the east is

Jægersborg Jægersborg is a suburban neighbourhood in Gentofte Municipality, some 12 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. History The whole area was from at least 1401 a royal estate known as Ibstrup (the earliest sources refer to it as Jepstor ...

, both located in Gentofte Municipality. Lyngby Lake is located north of the neighbourhood. The neighbourhood primarily consists of residential buildings, though in the north are numerous facilities and shops, including the mall Lyngby Storcenter. Also located in this area is the neighbourhood's train station and city hall, as well as Lyngby Church.

Bondebyen Bondebyen (''Pesants' Town'' in Danish) is a historical neighbourhood of Kongens Lyngby. It is considered the best-preserved country town of the Copenhagen area, albeit it is now in the middle of the heavily urbanized Lyngby-Taarbæk municipality. ...

is a former village, now a part of Kongens Lyngby. Many of the old buildings of the village are preserved and are protected.

Taarbæk

Taarbæk is a small town or neighbourhood located in the eastern part of the municipality. It borders the Øresund to the east and

Jægersborg Dyrehave Dyrehaven (Danish 'The Deer Park'), officially Jægersborg Dyrehave, is a forest park north of Copenhagen. It covers around . Dyrehaven is noted for its mixture of huge, ancient oak trees and large populations of red and fallow deer. In July ...

to the west.

Klampenborg Klampenborg is a northern suburb to Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located in Gentofte Municipality, directly on Øresund, between Taarbæk and Skovshoved. Like other neighbourhoods along the Øresund coast, Klampenborg is an affluent area with many ...

is located to the south. Although Taarbæk is technically connected to the Greater Copenhagen Area, and thus a neighbourhood of Copenhagen, it is in the outskirts of the Greater Copenhagen Area and is occasionally referred to as its own town. Taarbæk is a former fishing village, with many old fishing houses preserved. The neighbourhood is, however, dominated by high-end luxury villas. Taarbæk Church and Taarbæk Harbour are both located centrally in the neighbourhood.

Virum

Virum is a neighbourhood located in the north-western part of the municipality. It borders the lake of Furesø to the west. It borders the neighbourhood of Brede to the east, Frederiksdal to the south and Sorgenfri to the south and east. To the north it borders

Holte Holte is a suburban district in Rudersdal Municipality on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The local town centre is centred on Holte station and is surrounded by extensive areas of single-family, detached homes as well as several ...

in Rudersdal Municipality. Virum is primarily a residential neighbourhood. Virum Church is located in Virum.

Villages

There are few real villages in the municipality, though there are several small or isolated neighbourhoods. These villages and small neighbourhoods are listed below.

Nature

Cottageparken is a public park located by Taarbæk. It used to be a part of Jægersborg Dyrehave, with the oaks of the part dating back from 1763, when a number of oaks where planted in the park. The forest was cleared to make room for buildings, including a spa. 418 acres of land is protected around the stream

Mølleåen Mølleåen, also Mølleå, sometimes translated as the Millstream, is a small river in North Zealand, Denmark, which runs from the west of Bastrup Sø near Lynge to the Øresund between Taarbæk and Skodsborg. The valley contains several country ...

, as well as areas around Lyngby Lake and Bagsværd Lake. Mølleåen is 36 km long and runs through the entire municipality from the coast and onwards to Bastrup Lake in Allerød and

Egedal Municipality Egedal Kommune is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It covers an area of with a total population of 42,297 (1 April 2014). Its mayor is Karsten Søndergaard, a member of the Liberal Party (''Venstre'') politic ...

. Notable plants around the stream include marsh-marigold,

yellow iris ''Iris pseudacorus'', the yellow flag, yellow iris, or water flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is native to Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa. Its specific epithet ''pseudacorus'' means "false acorus", ref ...

and water buttercup.

Jægersborg Dyrehave

Jægersborg Dyrehave is a forest park located in the eastern part of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, bordering Taarbæk to the east. The amusement park

Dyrehavsbakken (), commonly referred to as (), is an amusement park in Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune, Denmark, near Klampenborg (Gentofte municipality), about north of central Copenhagen. It opened in and is the world's oldest operating amusement park. With 2 ...

is located in the southern part of the park. The park spans 11 km² and is home to around 2000

red Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...

and

fallow deer ''Dama'' is a genus of deer in the subfamily Cervinae, commonly referred to as fallow deer. Name The name fallow is derived from the deer's pale brown colour. The Latin word ''dāma'' or ''damma'', used for roe deer, gazelles, and antelopes, ...

. There are 19 gates to the park, all of them painted a characteristic red. The current design of the gates date back to the 1700s. The park is home to many old oaks, the oldest being around 850 years old and known as ''Skovfogedegen'' (literally "forest ranger oak"), named such because it is located next to the forest ranger house ''Klampehus''. The oak is hollow, and has throughout history been used for many things, including church ceremonies and as a shed for peat. Another oak is named Christian V's Oak, named such because

Christian V Christian V (15 April 1646 25 August 1699) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699. Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decree ...

suffered his fatal hunting injury nearby, when he was kicked by a wounded deer. Another old oak is named ''Ulvedalsegen'' and is around 600—700 years old. The park is also home to

hawthorn Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to: Plants * '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae * ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...

, most of it naturally occurring. In the park is a mass grave from the

Black Death The Black Death (also known as the Pestilence, the Great Mortality or the Plague) was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Western Eurasia and North Africa from 1346 to 1353. It is the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history, causi ...

victims from the 1600s and 1700s. These graves have been planted with hawthorn. Jægersborg Dyrehave is a

UNESCO World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...

, listed among the

par force hunting landscape in North Zealand The Par force hunting landscape in North Zealand is a collection of hunting grounds and forests north of Copenhagen. The landscape was submitted for admission to the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites on 1 August 2010 and was inscribed on 4 July ...

. The park was originally established as hunting grounds, for hunts with hounds. The paths of the park reflects this, with a star-shaped path system, that would allow the hunters a better view of the hunting dogs. The

Hermitage Hunting Lodge The Hermitage Hunting Lodge (Danish: or ) is located in Dyrehaven north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The hunting lodge was built by architect Lauritz de Thurah in Baroque style from 1734 to 1736 for Christian VI of Denmark in order to host royal banq ...

is located centrally in the park. It is a former hunting lodge used to host royal banquets after hunts in Dyrehaven. It was built in 1734-36 by architect

Lauritz de Thurah Laurids Lauridsen de Thurah, known as Lauritz de Thurah (4 March 1706 – 5 September 1759), was a Danish architect and architectural writer. He became the most important Danish architect of the late baroque period. As an architectural writer ...

Politics

Municipal council

Lyngby-Taarbæk's municipal council consists of 21 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal council elected since the municipality's creation in 1970.

Mayors

Since the 1970 Danish Municipal Reform, the mayors of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality have been:

Economy

The largest industries in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, by number of employees, are education, retail and counselling. Consulting companies in the municipality include Alectia and

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 e ...

. Companies with their headquarters in the municipality include investment company DADES, one of the largest one of the largest private property investment companies in Denmark.

DDC-I DDC-I, Inc. is a privately held company providing software development of real-time operating systems, software development tools, and software services for Life-critical system, safety-critical embedded applications, headquartered in Phoenix, Ari ...

is a software development company, also with their headquarter located in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality. Also located in the municipality are coating supplier Hempel and porcelain factory Porcelænsfabrikken Danmark. Catalysis company Haldor Topsøe also have their headquarter in the municipality. Catalysts by Haldor Topsøe are used in production of around 50% of the world's fertilizer.

Demographics

There are 56,614 people living in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality (2021). 50.78% are women and 49.22% are men. 81.46% of the municipality are members of the

Church of Denmark The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark or National Church, sometimes called the Church of Denmark ( da, Folkekirken, literally: "The People's Church" or unofficially da, Den danske folkekirke, literally: "The Danish People's Church"; kl, ...

. Below is the age distribution of the municipality.

Education

There are 9 ground schools, 1

efterskole An efterskole (literally ''"afterschool"'', plural efterskoler) is a unique type of Danish voluntary independent residential school for young people between the age of 14 to 18. At an efterskole, students can choose to spend one, two or three year ...

and 4 independent schools in the municipality, as well as 1 youth school and 2 special schools. The municipality also has a nature school, with available facilities for the schools in the municipality. There is also 2 gymnasium, 1 technical gymnasium, 1 media school and 1 music school. One of the gymnasiums is part of the

Copenhagen North Business College Copenhagen North Business College, also known as Lnord (formerly København Nord), is an institution of secondary education in the northern part of Greater Copenhagen, Denmark. It operates three campuses in Kongens Lyngby, Hillerød and Frederikss ...

, which also offers vocational educations. Also located in the municipality are several schools of

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...

: Cphbusiness Lyngby, Copenhagen's Engineer School (Danish: ''Københavns Maskinmesterskole'') and the

Technical University of Denmark The Technical University of Denmark ( da, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet), often simply referred to as DTU, is a polytechnic university and school of engineering. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's fi ...

. Departments of the Technical University of Denmark located in Lyngby-Taarbæk include the departments of

Mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

, Micro- and Nanotechnology and

Veterinary Science Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...

. There are 3 libraries in the municipality. One is located in Lyngby, one in Taarbæk and one in Virum.

Transport

The

S-train The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban-suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble c ...

network connects Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality with the rest of the Greater Copenhagen area. The B and E S-trains both service in the municipality, with both making stops at

Lyngby station Lyngby station is a station on the Nordbanen, Hillerød radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located centrally in Kongens Lyngby. With its large bus terminal, situated on the east side of the station, it is an important hub f ...

. Both of these lines are part of the

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 service ...

rail lines. The B-line opened in 1936 and the E-line in 1968. A local train line, the

Nærum Line Nærumbanen is a short railway line in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen which serves mainly local neighborhoods in Kongens Lyngby in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality and Nærum in Rudersdal municipality. It is currently operated by the railway c ...

, connects

Jægersborg station Jægersborg station is a station on the Hillerød radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark, served by the E and A-train. It is also the southern terminus of the Nærumbanen local railway. There are two distinct sets of platforms for ...

in Hillerød Municipality to areas in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality and onward to

Nærum Nærum () is a suburban district in Rudersdal Municipality in the north outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Quartered by the Helsingør Motorway running north–south and Skodsborgvej running east–west, Nærum is bounded by Jægersborg Hegn on ...

in Rudersdal Municipality.

Sights

The historic Jægersborg Dyrehave in the municipality, means that there are several historic buildings in the municipality. *

is an amusement park located by Jægersborg Dyrehave. It is the second largest tourist attraction in Denmark, the first being the

Tivoli Gardens Tivoli Gardens, also known simply as Tivoli, is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the third-oldest operating amusement park in the world, after Dyrehavsbakken in nearby Klam ...

. Unlike Tivoli, admission is free in Dyrehavsbakken. It opened in 1583 and is the world's oldest operating amusement park. The origins of the park are said to come from a young girl named Kirsten Piil, who in 1583 found a natural spring in Jægersborg Dyrehave. This spring attracted people from Copenhagen and eventually gathered large crowds, which attracted entertainers, causing the foundation of the amusement park. *

Frilandsmuseet Frilandsmuseet ( en, Open Air Museum) is an open-air museum on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The museum is located in Lyngby on Kongevejen in North Zealand. The museum can be reached directly by bus number 184 from Nørreport St ...

is an

open-air museum An open-air museum (or open air museum) is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts out-of-doors. It is also frequently known as a museum of buildings or a folk museum. Definition Open air is “the unconfined atmosphere� ...

located in Sorgenfri. It was founded in 1897, but moved to Sorgenfri already in 1901 where founder Bernhard Olsen bought 12 acres of land. It portrayed Danish folklore and stories in authentic surroundings, which it still does today. The museum's collection consists of around 50,000 items. *

Brede Works The National Museum of Denmark's new museum, Brede Works, lies in the countryside just north of Copenhagen in Denmark's largest, protected industrial plants. At the museum of Industrial culture, the visitors can be guided around by its own virtua ...

(Danish: ''Brede Værk'') is a museum under the

National Museum of Denmark The National Museum of Denmark (Nationalmuseet) in Copenhagen is Denmark's largest museum of cultural history, comprising the histories of Danish and foreign cultures, alike. The museum's main building is located a short distance from Strøget ...

. It is an industrial museum, and the largest protected industrial area in Denmark. Also part of the museum is Brede House, the main building originally used by the owner of Brede Works. * Frieboeshvile is a country house located in Kongens Lyngby. Its most notable former resident was German diplomat Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz. The house was built in 1756 by August Gynther. The building acts as a museum today. * Fæstningskanalen is a canal, built in 1887—88 as part of the Copenhagen fortifications. The maintenance of the canal is taken care of by a community known as 'Fæstningskanalens Venner' (''The Friends of Fæstingskanalen''). *

Lottenborg Lottenborg is an 18th-century roadside inn located next to Sorgenfri Cemetery in Sorgenfri, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is situated on Lottenborgvej (No. 14), a side street to Lyngby Kongeve ...

is an inn located in Sorgenfri. The building originates from the 1700s, where the town's gatekeeper (Danish: ''vangemanden'') lived, which gave the house the nickname 'the Gatekeeper's House' (Danish: ''Vangehuset''). The gatekeeper worked on the royal Sorgenfri Castle, and when

Princess Charlotte Princess Charlotte may refer to: People * Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1694–1715), wife of Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia and mother of Tsar Peter II, Emperor of Russia * Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans (1700–1761), wife of ...

was born in 1789 and the house was renamed to Lottenborg in her honour. Lottenberg eventually became a popular inn, and worked as inn and restaurant for many years. After the death of the owner in 1993, the house was willed to Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality. It was put on sale in 2010 and sold in 2011. *Lyngby Storcenter is a mall located in Kongens Lyngby. It first opened in 1973 and underwent a major renovation in 2003. The mall spans 31,000 m² with over 100 different stores. * Lyngby Stadium is a football and athletics stadium located in Kongens Lyngby. It was built in 1949 and renovated in 2013. It has a capacity of approximately 10,000, though at its audience peak it seated 14,794 people in 1991. The stadium is owned by the municipality.

Castles & Manors

Frederiksdal Narsarmijit, formerly Narsaq Kujalleq and Frederiksdal, is a settlement in southern Greenland. It is located in the Kujalleq municipality near Cape Thorvaldsen. Its population was 66 in 2020. There has been a slow but steady pattern of emigration ...

is a manor house located south of Virum and west of Sorgenfri. It used to be a part of Hjortholm castle, which came under the crown in 1536. Hjortholm was eventually dissolved as an entity, but the land remained under the king until 1668 where

Frederik III Frederick III ( da, Frederik; 18 March 1609 – 9 February 1670) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death in 1670. He also governed under the name Frederick II as diocesan administrator (colloquially referred to as prince-bi ...

built a castle. This castle remained as a royal house until

Christian VI Christian VI (30 November 1699 – 6 August 1746) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1730 to 1746. The eldest surviving son of Frederick IV and Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, he is considered one of Denmark-Norway's more anonymous kings, bu ...

gave it to his advisor Johan Sigismund Schulin in 1739. The manor has been owned by the Schulin family since. Johan Sigismund Schulin built the current main building in 1744–1747. The manor owns 269 acres, split between 72 acres of agriculture and 197 acres of forest. * Sophienholm is a former manor house and a current exhibition venue, located south of Virum. It was built in 1768 by Theodorus Holmskiold. In 1963 it was given to Lyngby-Taarbæk Parish Municipality (Danish: ''Lyngby-Taarbæk Sognekommune''). Today it displays art exhibitions all year round. *

(Danish: ''Eremitageslottet'') is a former hunting lodge located in Jægersborg Dyrehave. The hunting lodge used to host royal banquets after hunts in Jægersborg Dyrehave. It was built in 1734-36 by architect

. Another house previously stood at location of the hunting lodge, with

constructing a lodge in 1694. It was torn down in 1734 to build the current lodge. Carpenter Johan Jeremias Reusse built a construction in 1736, allowing the dining room table to be lowered down into the kitchen below. The construction was removed at the end of the 1700s. The hunting lodge underwent restorations in 1979–1991, and has hosted numerous royal banquets. It is available to the current royal family, and the queen hosts dinners at the hunting lodge. *

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 ...

is a castle located north of Kongens Lyngby, south of Brede and east of Sorgenfri. The first castle on the location was built in 1705–1706 by François Dieussart for Carl Greve Ahlefeldt. From 1730 it has been owned by the crown and royal family. The castle was rebuilt in 1756–1757 and was expanded again in 1791–1794.

Frederik VII Frederick VII (Frederik Carl Christian; 6 October 1808 – 15 November 1863) was King of Denmark from 1848 to 1863. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg and the last king of Denmark to rule as a ...

gave the castle to the Danish state, but it was given back to the royal family again in 1898. Much of the castle's gardens are open to the public.

Churches

See List of churches in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality

Parishes

There are 6

parishes A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality. Shown in the table below are the populations of each parish, as well as the percentage of that population that are members of the

. All numbers are from 1 January 2021.

Symbols

The coat of arms of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality is two distinct coats of arms, always portrayed together. On the left is the coat of arms of Lyngby and on the right is the coat of arms of Taarbæk. The coat of arms was first used in 1916. The coat of arms of Lyngby is red with a grey wavy line going across the shield. This line represents the stream

, and the three water mill wheels represent the place's history with water mills. Above the grey line is a bronze-coloured crown, referring to former crown lands in the area. Also on the coat of arms are three branches of heather (Danish: ''Lyng''), from which the place has its name. The coat of arms of Taarbæk is blue with two silver oars crossing the center along with a boat hook and an eel trap, also portrayed in silver. The fishing equipment refers to the place's history with fishing in Øresund.

Notable residents

Nobility

Frederick IX of Denmark Frederick IX ( da, Christian Frederik Franz Michael Carl Valdemar Georg; 11 March 1899 – 14 January 1972) was List of Danish monarchs, King of Denmark from 1947 to 1972. Born into the House of Glücksburg, Frederick was the elder son of Ch ...

(1899 on Sorgenfri Palace — 1972), king of Denmark from 1947 to 1972 *

Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (Knud Christian Frederik Michael; 27 July 1900 – 14 June 1976) was a member of the Danish royal family, the younger son and child of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine. From 1947 to 1953, he was heir pre ...

(1900 on Sorgenfri Palace — 1976), hereditary prince and former

heir presumptive An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question. ...

* Ingolf of Rosenborg (born 1940 on Sorgenfri Palace), count

Public thought and politics

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 in Kongens Lyngby – 1892), architect and building inspector *

Ingrid Jespersen Ingrid Jespersen (1867–1938) was a Danish pedagogue and school principal. The founder of Copenhagen's Ingrid Jespersens Gymnasieskole in 1894, initially a primary school for girls, she introduced a number of groundbreaking measures in support o ...

(1867 in Kongens Lyngby – 1938), pedagogue and school principal *

Finn Thiesen Finn Vilhelm Thiesen (born August 4, 1941, in Kongens Lyngby near Copenhagen) is a Danish–Norwegian linguist, iranist and translator. He was an associate professor of Persian at the University of Oslo (Department of Cultural Studies and Orien ...

(born 1941 in Kongens Lyngby), linguist, iranist, and translator * Carsten Koch (born 1945 in Kongens Lyngby), 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 in Kongens Lyngby), bishop and first woman bishop in the Church of Denmark *

Mads Tofte Mads Tofte (born 20 April 1959) is a Danish computer scientist who has contributed in particular to functional programming and the Standard ML programming language. Education Tofte was born in Lyngby, Denmark and grew up in Holbæk, Denmark. ...

(born 1959 in Kongens Lyngby), computer scientist * Stine Bosse (born 1960 in Virum), businesswoman * Torsten Stiig Jansen (born 1963 in Virum), journalist and diplomat *

Henrik Sass Larsen Henrik Sass Larsen (born 29 May 1966 in Virum) is a Danish politician. He is a former member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He sat in parliament from 2000 to 2019. He was the Danish Minister of Business Affairs and Gr ...

(born 1966 in Virum), former MF and minister * Daniel Toft Jakobsen (born 1978 in Kongens Lyngby), MF * Sofia Osmani (born 1979 in Virum), politician and mayor * Stinus Lindgreen (born 1980), MF

Art

Ida Brun Adelaide Caroline Johanne Brun (known as Ida Brun and later as Ida (de) Bombelles; 20 September 1792 – 23 November 1857) was a Danish singer, dancer, and classical mime artist in the genre known as mimoplastic art or "attitude". The literary sch ...

(1792 on Sophienholm – 1857), singer, dancer and mime artist *

Ferdinand Richardt Joachim Ferdinand Richardt (10 April 1819 – 29 October 1895) was a Danish-American artist. In Denmark he is mostly known for his lithographs of castles and manor houses. After emigrating to the United States he specialized in paintings of Niag ...

(1819 in Brede – 1895), artist and

lithographer Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German a ...

Elisa Marie Thornam Elisa Marie Thornam (12 March 1857 – 22 April 1901) was a Danish landscape painter and botanical illustrator who contributed to the ''Flora Danica'' and Botanisk Tidsskrift. Life and career Thornam was born in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. She died ...

(1857 in Kongens Lyngby – 1901), landscape painter and botanical illustrator *

Georg Jensen Georg Arthur Jensen (31 August 1866 in Rådvad – 2 October 1935 in Copenhagen) was a Danish silversmith and founder of Georg Jensen A/S (also known as Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie). Early life Born in 1866, Jensen was the son of a knife gr ...

(1866 in Raadvad – 1935), silversmith and founder of

Georg Jensen A/S Georg Jensen A/S (originally Georg Jensens Sølvsmedie A/S) is a Danish designer company with focus on silverware. It was founded by silversmith Georg Jensen in 1904. History After finishing at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1892, Georg J ...

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 in Kongens Lyngby – 1963), painter and sculptor *

Karen Bramson Karen Bramson (''née'' Adler; born 10 August 1875 in Taarbæk, Denmark and died 26 January 1936 in Paris, France) was a Danish author who wrote novels and plays mostly in Danish or French although many of her writings have been transla ...

(1875 in Taarbæk – 1936), author *

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 in Kongens Lyngby – 1991), illustrator, author and editor * Kasper Heiberg (1928 in Kongens Lyngby – 1984), painter and sculptor *

Henning Moritzen Henning Moritzen (3 August 1928 – 11 August 2012) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1950 and 2010. He was born in Taarbæk, Denmark. Partial filmography Film * ''John og Irene'' (1949) – Gæst ved Carl ...

(1928 in Taarbæk – 2012), actor * Nina Pens Rode (1929 in Kongens Lyngby – 1992), actress *

Bille August Bille August (born 9 November 1948) is a Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of film and television. In a career spanning over four decades, he has been the recipient of numerous accolades, making him one of the most acclaimed co ...

(born 1948 in Brede), director, screenwriter, and cinematographer *

Kirsten Ortwed Kirsten Møller Ortwed (born 28 May 1948) is a Danish artist, now based in Cologne, Germany. She is noted for her striking sculptures in public spaces and her sometimes surprising combinations of traditional and unconventional materials. Early li ...

(born 1948 in Virum), artist and sculptor * Hans Abrahamsen (born 1952 in Kongens Lyngby), composer * Lars Haagensen (born 1953 in Sorgenfri), musicians and painter *

Lars von Trier Lars von Trier (''né'' Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish filmmaker, actor, and lyricist. Having garnered a reputation as a highly ambitious, polarizing filmmaker, he has been the subject of several controversies: Cannes, in addition to nominat ...

(born 1956 in Kongens Lyngby), 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 in Kongens Lyngby), musician * Morten Wedendahl (born 1961 in Virum), composer

Sport

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 in Kongens Lyngby – 1974), long-distance runner * Margot Bærentzen (1907 in Kongens Lyngby – 1983), fencer * Erling Stuer Lauridsen (1916 in Kongens Lyngby – 2012), wrestler * Johan Runge (1924 in Kongens Lyngby – 2005), weightlifter * Helge Hansen (1925 in Kongens Lyngby – 2008), cyclist *

Ib Larsen Ib Ivan Larsen (born 1 April 1945) is a Denmark, Danish Rowing (sport), rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Kongens Lyngby. In 1964 he was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxless pa ...

(born 1945 in Kongens Lyngby), rower *

Jan Popiel Jan Popiel (born October 9, 1947) is a Danish-Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 296 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Chicago Cougars, Denver Spurs, Houston Aeros and Phoenix Roadrunners. He is t ...

(born 1947 in Virum), ice hockey player * Marianne Halfdan-Nielsen (born 1956 in Virum), sailor *

Klaus Berggreen Klaus Berggreen (born 3 February 1958) is a Danish former footballer who played as a midfielder, most prominently for Italian clubs Pisa and A.S. Roma. He played 46 matches and scored five goals for the Danish national team, and he represented ...

(born 1958 in Virum), footballer * John Helt (born 1959 in Virum), footballer *

Henrik Larsen Henrik Larsen (born 17 May 1966), nicknamed ''Store Larsen'' (''Big Larsen''), is a Danish football manager and former professional player, who played as a midfielder. He was last the manager of Lyngby Boldklub. He was the joint top scorer at t ...

(born 1966 in Kongens Lyngby), footballer and football manager * Morten Egeblad Christoffersen (born 1968 in Virum), windsurfer *

Berit Christoffersen Berit Christoffersen (born 3 May 1973, in Virum) is a Danish rower. Along with Lene Andersson she finished 5th in the women's lightweight double sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of th ...

(born 1973 in Virum), rower *

Jakob Piil Jakob Storm Piil (born 9 March 1973) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, where he later lived many years in Odense. He is an all-round rider, known for his aggressive style of riding, whose speciality is to pick the right breakaway ...

(born 1973 in Virum, bicycle racer * Mikkel Beckmann (born 1983 in Virum), footballer *

Thomas Kristensen Thomas Fauerskov Kristensen (born 17 April 1983) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently working as a transition coach at Lyngby BK and as an assistant coach for the Danish U-18 national team. Kri ...

(born 1983 in Virum), footballer *

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 in Kongens Lyngby), tennis player *

Nabil Aslam Mohammad Nabil Aslam ( ur, ; born 3 August 1984) is a retired Pakistani footballer who played as a defender. A versatile defender, Aslam primarily is a centre back, although he is a capable full back on either side. Physically strong and com ...

(born 1984 in Kongens Lyngby), 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 in Kongens Lyngby), swimmer *

Mai Grage Mai Grage (born 18 April 1992) is a Danish former professional tennis player. She has a WTA career-high singles ranking of 861, achieved on 13 April 2015, and a WTA career-high doubles ranking of 988, set on 29 November 2010. Grage reached a j ...

(born 1992 in Kongens Lyngby), tennis player *

Mikkel Basse Mikkel Fossum Basse (born 31 August 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 1st Division club Fremad Amager. Career FC Helsingør Before joining FC Helsingør, Basse spent his youth career with Lyngby Boldkl ...

(born 1996 in Virum), footballer *

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 in Kongens Lyngby), footballer * Christian Rasmussen (born 2003 in Kongens Lyngby), footballer

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lyngby-Taarbaek Kommune Municipalities in the Capital Region of Denmark Municipalities of Denmark Populated places established in 1970 Copenhagen metropolitan area