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{{Short description|Suburban neighborhood in Denmark}}
'''Rungsted''' is an affluent suburban neighborhood in [[Hørsholm Municipality]] on the [[Øresund]] coast north of [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]. The center of [[Hørsholm]] is located two kilometers west of Rungsted. At the [[Øresund]] coast is Rungsted Harbour, a marina.
'''Rungsted''', also known as ''Rungsted Kyst'', is an affluent suburban neighborhood in [[Hørsholm Municipality]] on the [[Øresund]] coast north of [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]. The center of [[Hørsholm]] is located two kilometers west of Rungsted. At the Øresund coast is Rungsted Harbour, a marina.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Rungsted Kro (Niels Rademacher).jpg|thumb|Rungsted Kro in the late 1830s]]
[[File:Rungsted Havn (1847).png|thumb|Rungsted Harbour painted by [[Emanuel Larsen]] in 1847]]
[[File:Rungsted Havn (1847).png|thumb|Rungsted Harbour painted by [[Emanuel Larsen]] in 1847]]
The name Rungsted is first recorded in 1346. The fuirst part of the name probably refers to the small waves that are characteristic of the Øresund.<ref>{{cite web|title=Historieabase|url=http://rungstedhavn.blogspot.dk/p/historie.html|website=Rungsted Havn|accessdate=12 March 2015|language=Danish}}</ref>
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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_geografi/K%C3%B8benhavn/Rungsted|title=Rungsted|language=da|publisher=Gyldendal|access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref> Alternatively the first part of the name may refer to the small waves that are characteristic of the Øresund.<ref>{{cite web|title=Historieabase|url=http://rungstedhavn.blogspot.dk/p/historie.html|website=Rungsted Havn|access-date=12 March 2015|language=da}}</ref>

Rungsted's inn, Rungsted Kro, is first mentioned in the beginning of the 16th century but it is probably much older.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoersholm.lokalavisen.dk/historisk-rungsted-kro-gennem-tiden-/20150715/artikler/707169965/1039|title=Historisk: Rungsted Kro gennem tiden|language=da|website=ugebladet.dk|access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> The inn moved in 1803, and the buildings were renamed [[Rungstedlund]].


==Marina==
==Marina==
Rungsted Marina has room for approximately 800 boats. It is home to many restaurants, including a [[Mash (restaurant chain)|MASH]] stakhouse and a [[Sticks'n'Sushi]]
Rungsted Marina has room for approximately 800 boats. It is home to many restaurants, including a [[Mash (restaurant chain)|MASH]] steakhouse and a [[Sticks'n'Sushi]].


==Sport==
==Sport==
The neighborhood has a lot of sports facilities and venues, and the ice hockey club [[Rungsted IK]] is housed in Rungsted Skøjtehal.
The neighborhood has many sports facilities and venues, and the ice hockey club [[Rungsted IK]] is housed in Rungsted Skøjtehal.


==Transport==
==Transport==
Rungsted also has a train station - [[Rungsted Kyst Station]].
Rungsted also has a train station - [[Rungsted Kyst railway station]].


==Notable residents ==
==Notable people ==
[[File:Karen Blixen cropped from larger original.jpg|140px|thumb|Karen Blixen, 1957]]
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The famous tech advisor Daniél Moreno lived in Rungsted for a while, before he moved to Ireland. Author [[Johannes Ewald]] 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''. The inn moved in 1803, and the buildings were renamed [[Rungstedlund]].
* [[Louise Conring]] (1824–1891) a superintendent, hospital inspector, deaconess and nurse.
In 1931 when [[Karen Blixen]] returned to Denmark from Africa, she moved into Rungstedlund (which her father Wilhelm had acquired in 1879), and lived there until her death in 1962. The Danish tycoon [[Simon Spies]] also lived in the neighborhood.
* {{ill|Wilhelm Dinesen|da|Wilhelm Dinesen}} (1845–95), writer, military officer, adventurer and father of [[Karen Blixen]]
* [[Dagmar Hansen]] (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
* [[Karen Blixen]], (1885–1962) a distinguished Danish writer of ''[[Out of Africa]]''
* [[Thomas Dinesen]] VC (1892–1979), Danish military officer in Canadian service and [[Victoria Cross]] recipient
* [[Simon Spies]] (1921–1984 in Rungsted) a Danish tycoon
* [[Dorete Bloch]] (1943–2015) a zoologist, wrote about animals and plants of the Faroe Islands.
*[[Jakob Dinesen]] (born 1968), jazz saxophonist
* [[Frederik Fetterlein]] (born 1970) a retired Danish tennis player
* [[Christoffer Boe]] (born 1974) a Danish film director and screenwriter <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1061993/ IMDb Database] retrieved 02 July 2020</ref>
* [[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==
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* [[Johannes Ewald]] 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''.


== Further reading==
== Further reading==
* [http://www.kalliope.org/digt.pl?longdid=ewaldandrea4 ''Rungsteds Lyksaligheder - En Ode''] (in Danish)
* [http://www.kalliope.org/digt.pl?longdid=ewaldandrea4 ''Rungsteds Lyksaligheder - En Ode''] (in Danish)

==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons}}
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{{wikivoyage|Øresund Coast}}


{{Hørsholm Municipality}}


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[[Category:Capital Region of Denmark]]
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[[Category:Hørsholm Municipality]]

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Latest revision as of 06:41, 2 May 2024

Rungsted, also known as Rungsted Kyst, is an affluent suburban neighborhood in Hørsholm Municipality on the Øresund coast north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The center of Hørsholm is located two kilometers west of Rungsted. At the Øresund coast is Rungsted Harbour, a marina.

History[edit]

Rungsted Kro in the late 1830s
Rungsted Harbour painted by Emanuel Larsen in 1847

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.[1] Alternatively the first part of the name may refer to the small waves that are characteristic of the Øresund.[2]

Rungsted's inn, Rungsted Kro, is first mentioned in the beginning of the 16th century but it is probably much older.[3] The inn moved in 1803, and the buildings were renamed Rungstedlund.

Marina[edit]

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

Sport[edit]

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

Transport[edit]

Rungsted also has a train station - Rungsted Kyst railway station.

Notable people[edit]

Karen Blixen, 1957

Cultural references[edit]

  • Johannes Ewald 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.

Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rungsted" (in Danish). Gyldendal. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Historieabase". Rungsted Havn (in Danish). Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Historisk: Rungsted Kro gennem tiden". ugebladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. ^ IMDb Database retrieved 02 July 2020

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rungsted.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Øresund Coast.

55°53′N 12°32′E / 55.883°N 12.533°E / 55.883; 12.533

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