Bagsværd

Bagsværd

Bagsværd

Town in Denmark

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.

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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

Church in Bagsværd

References

  1. [1]
    "Bagsværd Kostskole & Gymnasium" Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. (in Danish) Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Bagsværd Kirke (1976)" Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, Dansk Arkitektur Center. (in Danish) Retrieved 15 September 2011.
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