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Bagsværd
Town in Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Bagsværd | |
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Suburb | |
![]() Center of Bagsværd, with the Bagsværd Towers in the center | |
![]() Map of Copenhagen and its surrounding suburbs, Bagsværd in the top-left | |
Region | Hovedstaden |
Municipality | Gladsaxe Municipality |
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]