Søborg (Gladsaxe municipality)

Søborg is a neighbourhood in Gladsaxe Municipality, located some 10 km northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmark.

Etymology
The name Søborg literally means "Lake-castle" and derives from a building named Søborghus (Lake-castle-house), which was originally located at the east end of Utterslev lake, now known as Utterslev Mose.

Notable people

 * Ib Nørholm (1931 in Søborg – 2019) a Danish composer and organist
 * Ivar Frounberg (born 1950 in Søborg) a Danish composer, organist, and academic
 * Astrid Saalbach (born 1955 in Søborg) a Danish playwright and novelist
 * Lone Scherfig (born 1959 in Søborg) a Danish film director and screenwriter
 * Lars Bom (born 1961 in Søborg) a Danish actor in theatre, film and TV
 * Puk Scharbau (born 1969 in Søborg) a Danish actress
 * Iben Hjejle (born 1971 in Søborg) a Danish actress
 * Jon Lange (born 1980 in Søborg) a Danish actor
 * Kristoffer Eriksen (born 1986 in Søborg) a Danish journalist, editor and TV-host
 * Tobias Sorensen (born 1987) a Danish male model, grew up in Søborg

Sport

 * Josephine Asperup (born 1992 in Søborg) an ice hockey player
 * Matthias Asperup (born 1995 in Søborg) an ice hockey player
 * Tom Belsø (1942 in Søborg – 2020) the first Danish Formula One driver
 * Niklas Landin Jacobsen (born 1988 in Søborg) a handball player
 * Magnus Landin Jacobsen (born 1995 in Søborg) a handball player, and younger brother of Niklas Landin Jacobsen