The district is also home to several major companies, including COWI A/S, Bang & Olufsen, ICEpower a/s and Microsoft.

At that time large parts of North Zealand belonged to the Catholic Church (represented by Roskilde Cathedral and the name Lyngby was associated with several places.

A royal road, Lyngby Kongevej, was created in 1584 to provide an easy link between Copenhagen and Frederick's new Frederiksborg Castle from where it was later extended to Fredensborg and Helsingør.

[2] In the 18th century, a growing number of country houses were built in the area by civil servants and merchants from Copenhagen.

Kongens Lyngby had no market rights but developed into a local service centre with an increasing number of craftsmen and merchants.