en Ry, Denmark

Ry
Ry
Town
	Lillesø seen from Ry Marina
	Coat of arms
	Ry Location in Denmark Ry Ry (Denmark Central Denmark Region)
	Coordinates: 56°05′32″N 09°45′29″E / 56.09222°N 9.75806°E
Country	Denmark
Region	Central Denmark (Midtjylland)
Municipality	Skanderborg
Area
• Urban	4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Population (2024)
• Urban	7,479
• Urban density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
• Gender	3,630 males and 3,849 females
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-8680 Ry

Ry (Danish: [ˈʁyˀ]) is a town with a population of 7,479 (1 January 2024)^[1] in central Denmark, located in Skanderborg municipality in Jutland. The town sprouted up around a railway station 5 km east of the older town of Rye which is now much smaller than Ry.

History

In 1879, the town was described as follows: "Ry with a church, parsonage, school, and inn."

Around the turn of the century, it was described as: "Rye (1401: Rydhæ, 1486: Ryde, 1495: Ryæ) with a church, parsonage, school, temperance home with assembly hall (built in 1899), savings bank (established in 1876; as of March 31, 1900, deposits totaled 33,948 kr. at 4% interest, reserve fund of 2,611 kr., and 323 accounts), inn, and telephone station." Likely compare the archaic Swedish word ryd, meaning "clearing", also the name of a few villages in Sweden.

Geography

Ry is located along the Gudenå (River Guden) between the lakes Gudensø, Birkesø, Vessø, Lillesø, Rye Møllesø and Knudsø.

Ry is known for Himmelbjerget one of the highest natural points in the Danish landscape. It is 147 m (482 ft) high.

Education

Ry continuation school has won the girls school football tournament in Denmark 2005 and 2006. In 2006 Gudenå School, Ry held Smallschool Festival with more than 1,500 participants.

Notable people

Pauline Thomsen (1858 – 1931 in Ry) a Danish painter and art teacher; lived in Ry
Maria Jacobsen (1882 in Siim near Ry – 1960) a Danish missionary and a key witness to the Armenian genocide
Anna Klindt Sørensen (1899 in Ry – 1985) a Danish painter and illustrator, a strong, self-assured women who practised French Expressionism
Ebbe Nielsen (1950 in Ry – 2001) a Danish entomologist, influential in systematics and Lepidoptera research
Peter Sommer (born 1974) a Danish singer and songwriter, lives in Ry
Jette Hansen (born 1987 in Ry) a female former Danish handball player
Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards (active years 2000–2005) an American street punk band, Lars Frederiksen lives in Ry
Carsten Pedersen (Former cricket player) a male former cricket player for The danish national team, lives in Ry

References

^ ^a ^b BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
^ BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

External links

Official municipality Website

This article about a location in the Central Denmark Region is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[BY3-1] BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

[2] BY1: Population 1. January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

[1]

[2]