Ry, Denmark
Ry is a town with a population of 5,731 (1 January 2014)[1] in central Denmark, located in Skanderborg municipality in Jutland. The town sprouted up around a railway station near the older town of Rye which is now much smaller than Ry.
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 147m (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
- Anna Klindt Sørensen (1899 in Ry – 1985) a Danish painter and illustrator, a strong, self-assured women who practised French Expressionism on her own terms
- Ebbe Nielsen (1950 in Ry – 2001) a Danish entomologist, influential in systematics and Lepidoptera research, and was an early proponent of biodiversity informatics
- Peter Sommer (born 1974) a Danish singer and songwriter lives in Ry
- Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards (active years 2000–2005) was an American street punk band, Lars Frederiksen lives in Ry
- and Photographer Joachim Ladefoged and TV hosts Thomas Mygind and Peter Ingemann live in Ry.
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