[1] The name Rågeleje was first mentioned in 1582 in the form Raageleie, meaning the harbour of Råge (1211 Roka), a no longer existing settlement.

[2] Rågeleje remained a quiet fishing community where the families supplemented their income with a bit of sheep herding until the late 19th century.

In the early 1910s, Anders Nielsen, the owner of Damgården, sold most of his land off in lots to wealthy people from the city.

In the late 1940s and 1950s, Rågeleje's inn was a popular hangout for jazz musicians, artists and actors.

[3] Rågegården is an Arts & Crafts inspired country house from 1915 designed by Povl Baumann It was listed on the Danish registry of protected buildings and places in 1989.