Bagsværd

RegionHovedstadenMunicipalityGladsaxe Municipality

Bagsværd (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpɑwˌsveˀɐ̯]) 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 the Danish S-Train network through the H and B lines, who service three stations in Bagsværd: Skovbrynet, Bagsværd, and Stengården. Bagsværd houses the headquarters of Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk and biotechnology company Novozymes.

Established in 1908,the Bagsværd Boarding School, located in Bagsværd, is one of Denmark's best-known private schools.^[1]

Bagsværd Church, designed by Jørn Utzon, is a contemporary church, known for its rounded interior vaulting and the lighting effects of its skylights.^[2]

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

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Administrative subdivisionsSatellite towns and villagesSuburban neighbourhoodsLocalitiesParks and open spacesChurchesSport facilitiesOther landmarksRailway stations

Farum Line	Kildebakke station Buddinge station Stengården station Bagsværd station Skovbrynet station Hareskov station Værløse station Farum station
Frederikssund Line	Herlev station Skovlunde station Malmparken station Ballerup station Måløv station Kildedal station Veksø station Stenløse station Egedal station Ølstykke station