Kongens Lyngby (, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of

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in the northern suburbs of

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. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping street and the site of a branch of Magasin du Nord as well as Lyngby Storcenter. The district is also home to several major companies, including COWI A/S,

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, ICEpower a/s and

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relocated to Lyngby from central Copenhagen in the 1970s. Lyngby station is located on the Hillerød radial of Copenhagen's

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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. Store Lyngby 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, was created in 1584 to provide an easy link between Copenhagen and Frederick's new

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from where it was later extended to

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and

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. It was the first of a number of royal roads created by Frederick II and his successor

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. 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

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

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 (''Neu ...

(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 (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 (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 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 Film Festival, Cannes, ...

(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 (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 (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 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 ...

(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 ranki ...

(born 1983), tennis player * Nabil Aslam (born 1984), footballer * Jeanette Ottesen (born 1987), swimmer * Mai Grage (born 1992), tennis player * Jacob Bruun Larsen (born 1998), footballer * Christian Rasmussen (born 2003), footballer

References

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