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Coordinates: 55°29′45″N 11°58′40″E / 55.49592°N 11.97789°E / 55.49592; 11.97789
Country	Denmark
Region	Zealand (Sjælland)
Municipality	Køge
Area
• Urban	2.7 km (1.0 sq mi)
Population
• Urban	4,844
• Urban density	1,800/km (4,600/sq mi)
• Gender	2,372 males and 2,472 females
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	DK-4140 Borup

Borup is a railway town in Zealand, Denmark. It lies about 40 km southwest of Copenhagen on the railroad between Roskilde and Ringsted. It is located in Køge Municipality in Region Zealand. With a population of 4,844 (1 January 2024), it is the second largest town of the municipality.

Etymology

BORUP is the evolution and shortening of what would be BYTHORP in English. In other words, the place name is based on two words having the meaning of "dwelling place".

History

Borup was originally a village which around the year 1800 consisted of 5 farms in addition to the parsonage and 10 houses; all (apart from the parsonage) were tenant farmers under the manor house and estate of Svenstrup. After the opening of the railway line in 1856, a railway town quickly developed around the railway station.

In 1967, Borup was known for an air-raid shelter built at the town by the doomsday cult The Orthon cult.

On 1 April 1970, Borup became the municipal seat of Skovbo Municipality, until it was merged with Køge Municipality on 1 January 2007.

Geography

Borup is located in east central Zealand, 14 km west of Køge, 11 km northeast of Ringsted, and 18 km southwest of Roskilde - between the two small lakes Borup Lake (Danish: Borup Sø) on the western outskirts of the town and the larger Kimmerslev Lake (Danish: Kimmerslev Sø) on the southeastern outskirts.

Transport

Borup is served by Borup railway station, located on the Copenhagen–Fredericia railway line.

Notable people

• Frede Christoffersen (1919 in Borup – 1987) a Danish painter and illustrator
• Jakob Glerup (born 1975 in Borup) a former Danish football midfielder, played 454 games for Viborg FF

References

1. ^ BY3: Population 1st January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
2. BY1: Population 1st January by urban areas, age and sex The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
3. Stilling, Niels Peter (1987). De nye byer. Stationsbyernes befolkningsforhold og funktion 1840-1940 (in Danish). Selskabet for Stationsbyforskning. p. 190.
4. "Skeptic Report: The Orthon cult - Doomsday in Denmark 1967". Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
5. "Borup Station" (in Danish). DSB. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

External links

• Køge Municipality's official website

v t e Køge Municipality
Towns & villages	Towns & Villages Køge Borup Bjæverskov Ejby Vemmedrup Lille Skensved Algestrup Lellinge Nørre Dalby Slimminge Ølby Vedskølle Neighbourhoods in Køge Boholte Hastrup Herfølge Ølby Lyng Ølsemagle Lyng
Natura & geography	Køge Å Køge Bay
Landmarks	Gammel Køgegård Garvergården Norske Løve Køge Museum KØS Museum of art in public spaces Køge Town Hall Tøxen's School Listed buildings (list) Churches (list)
Sports	HB Køge
Transport & Infrastructure	Port of Køge East Line (Køge station, Egøje station) Køge Bugt Line (Køge station, Ølby station, Køge North station) Little South Line (Køge station, Ølby station, Lille Skensved station) West Line (Borup station) Hedebo Greenway
History	Køge Huskors

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