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, it is the second largest town of the municipality.

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 on the western outskirts of the town and the larger 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.
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