Secondary route 201 is a numbered road in North Zealand to the north of Copenhagen, Denmark, consisting of Lyngby Omfartsvej, a motorway bypass avoiding Lyngby Hovedgade, and Kongevejen which links Kongens Lyngby in the south with Hillerød in the north by way of Holte, Birkerød and Blovstrød. The road originates in a royal road which was built in 1587 between Copenhagen and Frederiksborg Castle, Frederick II's new North Zealand residence. The southern part of the road has now been replaced by Lyngbyvej and the southernmost portion of Helsingør Motorway.
Carriage of the type that was used on the royal roads arriving at Copenhagen in 1587
The King's Eoad (Kongevejen) at Geel's Hill, Holte. Painting by Andreas Juuel
Kongevejen at Lyngby in about 1820. The building to the leeft is "Det Hvide Palæ" (The White House) which still exist todayJuuel
The boom gate at Emdrup Lake on 31 May 1915, one day before the fee for use of the road was abolished
Kongens Lyngby is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. 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, Bang & Olufsen, ICEpower a/s and Microsoft. The Technical University of Denmark relocated to Lyngby from central Copenhagen in the 1970s. Lyngby station is located on the Hillerød radial of Copenhagen's S-train network.
Lyngby Church
Kongens Lyngby in c. 1820 with the White Mansion visible on the left
Scene from Kongens Lyngby, 1810, painting by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
