Bagsværd

Bagsværd
Bagsværd
Neighbourhood
	Center of Bagsværd, with the Bagsværd Towers in the center
	Flag
	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 Novozymes.

Landmarks

The town center is recognizable by the Bagsværd Towers, two high-rise apartment blocks.

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, the Bagsværd Boarding School is located in Bagsværd.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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" Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. (in Danish) Retrieved 15 September 2011.
^ "Bagsværd Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "S-tog" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved April 13, 2024.