Bagsværd () 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 Church, designed by Jørn Utzon, is a contemporary church, known for its rounded interior vaulting and the lighting effects of its skylights. Established in 1908,the Bagsværd Boarding School, located in Bagsværd, is one of Denmark's best-known private schools. Bagsværd houses the headquarters of Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk and biotechnology company Novozymes. 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 References External links Gladsaxe Kommune - Bagsværds historie Cities and towns in the Capital Region of Denmark Gladsaxe Municipality