Borup, Køge Municipality

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