Ry Municipality

The town had a major impact on Danish history in 1534, when King Christian III was chosen there.

This led to the three-year civil war fought between 1534-1536 called The Count's Feud (Grevens fejde), which ushered in the Danish Reformation.

St. Søren's Church in Old Rye is at the site of a holy spring, and has had the reputation for bringing about miracles.

With the establishment of the railroad from Skanderborg to Silkeborg in 1871, the area's growth, however, became centered on the station town Ry.

Himmelbjerget (affectionately translated as "Heaven Mountain"), located in the former municipality, is one of the highest points of elevation in Denmark at 147 meters.

One can sail to Himmelbjerget from Ry, or from Silkeborg on the historic steamship Hjejlen ("The Golden Plover").

On top of the hill is a 25-meter-tall (82 ft) tower that was erected to honor King Frederik VII and his role in giving the Danish people a constitution in 1849.

It used to house a museum dedicated to Jodle Birge, Danish country-western entertainer.

St. Søren's Church ( Sankt Sørens kirke ) in Old Rye, Denmark (2005). Photo by Malene Thyssen, [1]
A view of Himmelbjerget near the town of Ry seen over Juulsø (2005). Photo by Lars Helbo.
Hjejlen ("The Golden Plover") is a historic steamboat that sails from Silkeborg to Himmelbjerget .