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

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, in the

Gladsaxe Municipality Gladsaxe Municipality () is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 70,958 (2025). ...

. Bagsværd houses the headquarters of Danish

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company

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

and

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company Novonesis.

Landmarks

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

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 (; 9 April 191829 November 2008) was a Danish architect. In 1957, he won an international design competition for his design of the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Utzon's revised design, which he completed in 1961, was the b ...

, is a contemporary church, known for its rounded interior vaulting and the lighting effects of its skylights.

Education

Established in 1908, the Bagsværd Boarding School is located in Bagsværd.

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. The station is situated on the Farum radial of Copenhagen's S-train network, a hybrid

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and

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system serving

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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 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 commonly 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 ...

Hanne Boel Hanne Boel (born 31 August 1957 in Bagsværd, Copenhagen) is a Danish singer. Hanne 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, an ...

(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. Cope ...

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

References

External links

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