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 4,647 (1 January 2020),[1] it is the second largest town of the municipality.

Borup railway station
Borup
town
Borup church
Borup
The location of Borup in Denmark
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
 (2020)[1]
  Urban
4,647
  Urban density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
  Gender [2]
2,312 males and 2,335 females
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
DK-4140 Borup

Geography

Borup is 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.

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.

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