Historisk-topografisk Selskab for Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune

Historisk-topografisk Selskab for Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune is a Danish local-history association (forening) dedicated to documenting and disseminating the history of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, north of Copenhagen. It was founded in 1927 and has around 900 members. The author Gyrithe Lemche was one of the initiators of the society. The society's principal activity is publishing. It issues the annual local-history yearbook Lyngby-Bogen, which contains articles on various aspects of the municipality's history and sometimes devotes an entire volume to a single theme. Members of the association receive the yearbook free of charge. The society also publishes other books on subjects such as Lyngby Hovedgade, Lyngby Church and Sophienholm. In addition, it organizes roughly eight lectures a year. The society's website, lyngbytaarbaekhistorie.dk, presents historical features on local landmarks and institutions, including the Baadfarten (the boat service that has operated regularly since 17 June 1894), Brede Værk (a mill site used since the Middle Ages that produced flour, gunpowder, copper and cloth until it closed in 1956 and has been owned by the National Museum since 1959), and Lyngby Hovedgade (part of the royal road laid out by Frederick II in 1584 and rebuilt in 1767 under the Swiss engineer Marmillod). The most recent yearbook, Lyngby-Bogen 2025, was presented at an event on 25 November 2025, where members could collect their copies; it can be purchased for 195 DKK at Greens Boghandel in Virum and BOG&IDÉ in Lyngby Storcenter, or ordered online with postage. Lyngby-Bogen 2026 is the book 'Lundtofte – Landskaber og bykvarterer', published by Greens Forlag and issued by Lundtofte Borgerforening, written by four local authors with architectural backgrounds. The society is a membership-based, non-commercial organization rather than a business, but it operates as a brand in the sense of a named publishing and lecture program with a distinct identity in its local market.

Historisk-topografisk Selskab for Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune is a local-history association in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, Denmark. It was founded in 1927 and has around 900 members. The author Gyrithe Lemche was one of the initiators of the society. The society organizes approximately eight lectures a year and publishes the local-history yearbook Lyngby-Bogen as well as other books on subjects such as Lyngby Hovedgade, Lyngby Church and Sophienholm. Members of the association receive the yearbook free of charge. The society's website presents historical features on local landmarks and institutions. These include the Baadfarten, a boat service that has operated regularly since 17 June 1894; the oldest boat still sailing is 'Prinsesse Alexandrine' from 1895, and the image on the site shows 'Prins Christian' from 1896 arriving with three boats in tow at Frederiksdal from Lyngby around 1910. Another feature covers Brede Værk, where a mill has existed since the Middle Ages and where flour, gunpowder, copper and cloth were produced until it closed in 1956; the National Museum has owned the buildings since 1959 and has used them for exhibitions, offices and storage. A third feature covers Lyngby Hovedgade, part of the royal road laid out by Frederick II in 1584, which Frederick V later had rebuilt; the work was carried out in 1767 under the direction of the Swiss engineer Marmillod, who during the work lived at the inn Holland, seen on the right in the picture. The most recent yearbook, Lyngby-Bogen 2025, was presented at an event on 25 November 2025, where members could also collect their member copies; members unable to attend had the book sent by DAO. It can be purchased for 195 DKK at Greens Boghandel, Sorgenfri Torv 20, 2830 Virum and BOG&IDÉ, Lyngby Storcenter, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, or ordered online with postage. Lyngby-Bogen 2026 is the book 'Lundtofte – Landskaber og bykvarterer', published by Greens Forlag and issued by Lundtofte Borgerforening, written by four local authors with architectural backgrounds; its content is a narrative of the district's continuous landscape belts and 14 urban quarters, each with its own particular history.

• 2025

  Lyngby-Bogen 2025 is presented at an event on 25 November 2025.

• 1959

  The National Museum takes ownership of the Brede Værk buildings (a subject documented by the society).

• 1956

  Brede Værk closes after producing flour, gunpowder, copper and cloth (a subject documented by the society).

• 1927

  The society is founded.

• 1894

  The Baadfarten boat service begins regular sailings on 17 June 1894 (a subject documented by the society).

A membership-based local-history society and publisher serving Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality.

• Lyngby-Bogen (annual yearbook)

  Annual local-history yearbook published by the society; members receive it free of charge.

• Lyngby-Bogen 2025

  Presented on 25 November 2025; can be purchased for 195 DKK at Greens Boghandel and BOG&IDÉ or ordered online with postage.

• Lyngby-Bogen 2026: 'Lundtofte – Landskaber og bykvarterer'

  Published by Greens Forlag and issued by Lundtofte Borgerforening, written by four local authors with architectural backgrounds.

• Books on Lyngby Hovedgade, Lyngby Kirke and Sophienholm

  Other local-history books published by the society.

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