Søborg (Gladsaxe municipality)
Suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark
Søborg is a neighbourhood in Gladsaxe Municipality, located some 10 km northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmark.
01Etymology
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.
02Notable 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
Sources and credits
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- Søborg Torv sneet til.jpg by Pechke, Public domain
- LoneScherfig09TIFF.jpg by gdcgraphics at https://www.flickr.com/photos/gdcgraphics/, CC BY 2.0
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