Borup, Køge Municipality

Borup, in Køge Municipality, 40 km southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark, is a railway town on the railroad between Roskilde and Ringsted. With a population of 4,699 (1 January 2021),[1] it is the second largest town of the municipality.

Borup railway station
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town
Borup church
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Location in Denmark
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Borup (Denmark Region Zealand)
Coordinates: 55.49592°N 11.97789°E / 55.49592; 11.97789
CountryDenmark
RegionZealand (Sjælland)
MunicipalityKøge
Area
 • Urban
2.61 km2 (1.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Urban
4,699
 • Urban density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
 • Gender [2]
2,341 males and 2,358 females
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-4140 Borup

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.

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

In 1967, Borup was known for an air-raid shelter built in the town by the doomsday cult The Orthon cult.[3]

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

Notable people

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. "Skeptic Report: The Orthon cult - Doomsday in Denmark 1967". Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2011-03-28.


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