Kongens Lyngby
Kongens Lyngby | ||||
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Basic data | ||||
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State : | Denmark | |||
Region : | Hovedstaden | |||
Municipality (since 2007) : |
Lyngby-Taarbæk | |||
Coordinates : | 55 ° 46 ′ N , 12 ° 30 ′ E | |||
Founded: | 9th century | |||
Population : (2009) |
11,232 | |||
Postal code : | 2800 Kongens Lyngby | |||
Kongens Lyngby Church |
Kongens Lyngby or just Lyngby is the main town in the Lyngby-Taarbæk municipality in the north of Copenhagen . The place with its 11,232 inhabitants (as of 2009) is particularly known for its football club Lyngby BK and among seafarers as the location of Lyngby Radio , the only Danish coastal radio station . Lyngby is the seat of Denmark's Technical University (Danmarks Tekniske Universitet) .
History and outstanding buildings
The place was founded in the Viking Age between 800 and 1050. In 1150 the place got a church , which was built with red bricks in Romanesque style.
The royal Sorgenfri Castle was built in 1702 with large gardens. Marienborg , a spacious manor house, has served the Danish Prime Minister as a summer residence since 1962.
The open-air museum of the Danish National Museum Frilandsmuseet ved Sorgenfri extends over a large area in the city.
Sons and daughters
- Christian Andreas Schleisner (1810–1882), Danish painter
- Peter Anton Schleisner (1818–1900), Danish medic
- Frederik (IX) of Denmark (1899–1972), Danish king
- Canute of Denmark (1900–1976), Danish prince
- Carsten Koch (* 1945), economist, politician and minister
- Ib Ivan Larsen (* 1945), rower
- Joachim Holbek (* 1957), composer
- Jeanette Ottesen Gray (* 1987), swimmer
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Danish)
- Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (Danish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.ltk.dk → Om Lyngby-Taarbæk → Fakta om communen → Bolig- og befolkningsforhold. Retrieved May 18, 2010 (Danish).