Bagsværd
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Bagsværd (ˈbɑʊ̯sʋɛːɐ̯ˀ) is a suburb approximately 12 km northwest of Copenhagen
, in the Gladsaxe Municipality. Its center is dominated by the Bagsværd Towers, two high-rise apartment blocks. The suburb is connected by S-Train
and has three stations: Skovbrynet
, Bagsværd
, and Stengården
.
Bagsværd Church
, designed by Jørn Utzon
, is a materpiece of contemporary church architecture, especially for its rounded interior vaulting and the lighting effects of its skylights.
Established in 1908, Bagsværd Boarding School
is one of Denmark's best-known private schools.
Bagsværd houses the headquarters of Danish pharmaceuticals company Novo Nordisk
and biotechnology
company Novozymes
.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, in the Gladsaxe Municipality. Its center is dominated by the Bagsværd Towers, two high-rise apartment blocks. The suburb is connected by S-Train
S-Train
The S-train network is a combined urban rapid transit and suburban rail network of Metropolitan Copenhagen, Denmark. It connects the city center with the inner suburbs of Copenhagen, and has close to half of the stations within the urban city. The first line was opened in 1934...
and has three stations: Skovbrynet
Skovbrynet station
Skovbrynet station is a station on the Farum radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark....
, Bagsværd
Bagsværd station
Bagsværd station is a station on the Farum radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark....
, and Stengården
Stengården station
Stengården station is a station on the Farum radial of the S-train network in Copenhagen, Denmark....
.
Bagsværd Church
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...
, designed by Jørn Utzon
Jørn Utzon
Jørn Oberg Utzon, , AC was a Danish architect, most notable for designing the Sydney Opera House in Australia. When it was declared a World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007, Utzon became only the second person to have received such recognition for one of his works during his lifetime...
, is a materpiece of contemporary church architecture, especially for its rounded interior vaulting and the lighting effects of its skylights.
Established in 1908, Bagsværd Boarding School
Bagsværd Kostskole og Gymnasium
Bagsværd Kostskole og Gymnasium , usually referred to among students, teachers etc. as simply BK, is a private day school, gymnasium, and boarding school situated in Bagsværd, a suburb of Copenhagen. The vast majority of the 800 pupils and students at BK commute to school every day; the boarding...
is one of Denmark's best-known private schools.
Bagsværd houses the headquarters of Danish pharmaceuticals company Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services. Created in 1989 through a merger of two Danish companies dating back to the 1920s, it has become one of the world's leading companies in diabetes care, where Novo Nordisk pursues research into pulmonary delivery systems;...
and biotechnology
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
company Novozymes
Novozymes
Novozymes is a biotech-based company, headquartered in Denmark and employing approximately 5,400 people in 30 countries. Novozymes A/S’ B shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic.-Business areas:...
.