Bagsværd
Bagsværd | |
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 Center of Bagsværd, with the Bagsværd Towers in the center | |
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 Map of Copenhagen and its surrounding suburbs, Bagsværd in the top-left | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Hovedstaden |
| Municipality | Gladsaxe Municipality |
Bagsværd (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpɑwˌsveˀɐ̯]) is a middle-class suburb located approximately 12 km northwest of central Copenhagen, in the Gladsaxe Municipality. Bagsværd houses the headquarters of Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk and biotechnology company Novonesis.
Landmarks
Bagsværd Church, designed by Jørn Utzon, is a contemporary church, known for its rounded interior vaulting and the lighting effects of its skylights.[1]
Education
Established in 1908, Bagsværd Kostskole og Gymnasium (Bagsværd Boarding School) is located in Bagsværd.[2] The boarding school will cease operations and stop accepting new students.[3]
Transport
Bagsværd is served by Bagsværd railway station, located in the central part of the suburb a short distance from its main artery Bagsværd Hovedgade.[4] The station is situated on the Farum radial of Copenhagen's S-train network, a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Greater Copenhagen.[5]
Notable people
- Eleonora Zrza (1797 in Bagsværd – 1862) a Danish opera soprano
- Karen Aabye (1904 – 1982 in Bagsværd) a Danish writer, lived in a villa called Kisum Bakke in Bagsværd from 1944
- Hugo Rasmussen (1941 in Bagsværd – 2015) a Danish bassist
- Lotte Koefoed (born 1957 in Bagsværd) a Danish rower and team bronze medallist at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Hanne Boel (born 1958 in Bagsværd) a Danish singer.
- Thomas Guldborg Christensen (born 1984 in Bagsværd) a retired Danish footballer with 200 club caps
- Nikolas Nartey (born 2000 in Bagsværd) a Danish professional footballer of Ghanaian descent
References
- ^ "Bagsværd Kirke (1976)" Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, Dansk Arkitektur Center. (in Danish) Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Bagsværd Kostskole & Gymnasium" (PDF) (in Danish). Bagsværd Kostskole og Gymnasium. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Pressemeddelelse: Bagsværd Kostskole og Gymnasium lukker kostafdelingen" (PDF). bagkost.dk (in Danish). Bagsværd Kostskole og Gymnasium. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
- ^ "Bagsværd Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "S-tog" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
External links
- Gladsaxe Kommune - Bagsværds historie (in Danish)