Bagsværd () is a middle-class suburb located approximately 12 km northwest of central

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

, in the

Gladsaxe Municipality Gladsaxe Kommune is a municipality (Danish, ''Commune (subnational entity), kommune'') near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (Denmark), Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and ...

. The town center is recognizable by the Bagsværd Towers, two high-rise apartment blocks. The suburb is connected to the Danish S-Train network through the H and B lines, who service three stations in Bagsværd: Skovbrynet,

Bagsværd Bagsværd () is a middle-class suburb located approximately 12 km northwest of central Copenhagen, in the Gladsaxe Municipality. The town center is recognizable by the Bagsværd Towers, two high-rise apartment blocks. The suburb is connected to t ...

, and Stengården.

Bagsværd Church Bagsværd Church is a Lutheran church in Bagsværd on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Designed in 1968 by Jørn Utzon, it was completed in 1976.Jørn Utzon Jørn Oberg Utzon, , Hon. FAIA (; 9 April 191829 November 2008) was a Danish architect. He was most notable for designing the Sydney Opera House in Australia, completed in 1973. When it was declared a World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007, Utzo ...

, is a contemporary church, known for its rounded interior vaulting and the lighting effects of its skylights. Established in 1908,the Bagsværd Boarding School, located in Bagsværd, is one of Denmark's best-known private schools."Bagsværd Kostskole & Gymnasium"
. Retrieved 15 September 2011. Bagsværd houses the headquarters of Danish

pharmaceutical A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and re ...

company

Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark, with production facilities in nine countries, and affiliates or offices in five countries. Novo Nordisk is controlled by majority shareholder ...

and

biotechnology Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used b ...

company

Novozymes Novozymes A/S is a global biotechnology company headquartered in Bagsværd outside of Copenhagen, Denmark. The company's focus is the research, development and production of industrial enzymes, microorganisms, and biopharmaceutical ingredients. ...

Notable people

Eleonora Zrza Eleonora Zrza (22 May 1797 – 1 November 1862), was a Danish opera soprano. She was active at the Royal Danish Theatre in 1816–1845, and was regarded as the one of the leading forces of the Danish opera at the first half of the 19th century. ...

(1797 in Bagsværd – 1862) a Danish opera soprano *

Karen Aabye Karen Lydia Aabye (19 September 1904 – 15 September 1982) was a Danish writer. In the late 1930s, she worked as a journalist in Paris and London before she gained popularity with a number of historical novels in which strong-willed women were h ...

(1904 – 1982 in Bagsværd) a Danish writer, lived in a villa called ''Kisum Bakke'' in Bagsværd from 1944 *

Hugo Rasmussen Hugo Rasmussen (22 March 1941 – 30 August 2015) was a Danish bassist. Rasmussen is best known for his album ''Sweets to the Sweet'' (1978). ''Sweets To the Sweet'' was re-released in 2001 on Danish label Music Mecca. Biography He worked with, ...

(1941 in Bagsværd – 2015) a Danish bassist *

Lotte Koefoed Inger Charlotte Koefoed (born 17 September 1957 in Bagsværd), known as Lotte Koefoed and since her marriage as Lotte Pedersen, is a Danish rower. She is married to Olympic rower Bjarne Pedersen Bjarne Aagaard Pedersen (born 12 July 19 ...

(born 1957 in Bagsværd) a Danish rower and team bronze medallist at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

Hanne Boel Hanne Boel (born 31 August 1957 in Bagsværd, Copenhagen) is a Danish singer. Boel covers in her songs a range of styles including pop, soul, gospel, rock, and jazz. Over the course of her career, she has sold over 2.5 million records, and has h ...

(born 1958 in Bagsværd) a Danish singer. *

Thomas Guldborg Christensen Thomas Guldborg Christensen (born 20 January 1984) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Until the age of 20, Guldborg Christensen played for the local team Akademisk Boldklub, where he in 2001 made his se ...

(born 1984 in Bagsværd) a retired Danish footballer with 200 club caps *

Nikolas Nartey Nikolas Terkelsen Nartey (born 22 February 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. Club career Youth career Nartey began his career at the age of 8 at AB. He then joined F.C. Copen ...

(born 2000 in Bagsværd) a Danish professional footballer of Ghanaian descent Bagsværd Kirke 2009

References

External links

Gladsaxe Kommune - Bagsværds historie
Cities and towns in the Capital Region of Denmark Gladsaxe Municipality {{CapitalDK-stub