Borup is a

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. It lies about 40 km southwest of

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on the railroad between

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 51,916 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

and

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. It is located in

Køge Municipality Køge Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') approx. 40 km southwest of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 255 km² (98 sq. mi ...

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. With a population of 4,833 (1 January 2023),BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density
The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark it is the second largest town of the municipality.

Etymology

BORUP is the evolution and shortening of what would be BYTHORP in English. In other words, the place name is based on two words having the meaning of "dwelling place".

History

Borup was originally a village which around the year 1800 consisted of 5 farms in addition to the parsonage and 10 houses; all (apart from the parsonage) were

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s under the manor house and estate of Svenstrup. After the opening of the railway line in 1856, a railway town quickly developed around the railway station. In 1967, Borup was known for an air-raid shelter built at the town by the

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''The Orthon cult''. On 1 April 1970, Borup became the municipal seat of

Skovbo Municipality Skovbo is a former municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Roskilde County on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in east Denmark. It covered an area of 132 km², and had a total population of 14,873 (2005). Its last mayor was Ole Hansen, a ...

, until it was merged with Køge Municipality on 1 January 2007.

Geography

Borup is located in east central Zealand, 14 km west of

Køge Køge (, older spelling ''Kjøge'') is a seaport on the coast of Køge Bugt (''Bay of Køge'') 39 km southwest of Copenhagen. It is the principal town and seat of Køge Municipality, Region Sjælland, Denmark. In 2022, the urban area had a ...

, 11 km northeast of Ringsted, and 18 km southwest of Roskilde - between the two small lakes ''Borup Lake'' (Danish: ''Borup Sø'') on the western outskirts of the town and the larger
Kimmerslev Lake
' (Danish: ''Kimmerslev Sø'') on the southeastern outskirts.

Transport

Borup is served by Borup railway station, located on the Copenhagen–Fredericia railway line.

Notable people

* Frede Christoffersen (1919 in Borup – 1987) a Danish painter and illustrator * Jakob Glerup (born 1975 in Borup) a former Danish football midfielder, played 454 games for

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References

External links

Køge Municipality's official website
Cities and towns in Region Zealand Køge Municipality Cities and towns in the Øresund Region {{ZealandDK-stub