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Coordinates: 55°44′46″N 12°32′8″E / 55.74611°N 12.53556°E

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Gentofte Sø
Gentofte Lake viewed from the north
Gentofte Sø
Location	Gentofte, Copenhagen
Coordinates	55°44′46″N 12°32′8″E / 55.74611°N 12.53556°E / 55.74611; 12.53556

Surface area	36.73 hectares (90.8 acres)

Gentofte Lake (Danish: Gentofte Sø) is a lake in Gentofte in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It has a surface area of 36.73 hectares. The Brobæk Mose bogland adjoins the lake to the northwest.

History

The original Gentofte was situated at the lake.^[1] Alexander Mitchell, a Scottish immigrant, established a hosiery factory at the lake in 1795.^[2] The lake was used in Copenhagen's water supply until 1959.^[3]

The site

The neighbourhood at Mitchellsstræde is the remains of the so-called Bondeby. The oldest of the houses is from 1728. The yellow buildings located closest to the lake are the remains of Mitchell's stockings factory.

References

^ "Gentofte Lake". kobenhavnergron.dk. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
^ "Gentofte Sø" (in Danish). Gentofte Kommune. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
^ "Brobæk Mose" (in Danish). Danmarks Naturfredningsforening. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

External links

Source

v t e Gentofte Municipality
Neighbourhoods	Charlottenlund Gentofte Hellerup Jægersborg Klampenborg Ordrup Skovshoved Tuborg Havn Vangede
Streets and squares	Bernstorffsvej Dan Turèlls Plads Jægersborg Allé
Parks and open spaces	Bernstorff Park Bellevue Beach Park Forstbotanisk Have Charlottenlund Beach Park Gammelmose Gentofte Lake Hellerup Cemetery Mariebjerg Cemetery Vangede Battery
Culture and attractions	Bellevue Theatre Experimentarium Ordrupgaard Øregård Museum
Education	Bakkegårdsskolen Dyssegårdsskolen Munkegaard School Øregård Gymnasium Rygaards International School
Churches	Dyssegård Church Gentofte Church Hellerup Church Helleruplund Church Jægersborg Church Church of the Messiah Ordrup Church St. Andrew's Church St. Theresa's Church Skovshoved Church Vangede Church
Other landmarks	Bellavista Belvedere Belvedere Bernstorff Memorial Bernstorff Palace Charlottenlund Palace Emiliekilde Gammel Skovgård Gentofte Hospital Gentofte Town Hall Hvidøre Jægersborg Water Tower Ordrup Asyl Ræveskovsvej Water Tower Skovshoved Petrol Station Sølyst Søholm Søholm Row Houses
Sports	Charlottenlund Racetrack Gentofte BK Gentofte Sportspark Hellerup IK Klampenborg Racecourse Skovshoved IF
Railway stations	Bernstorffsvej Charlottenlund Dyssegård Gentofte Jægersborg Klampenborg Ordrup Vangede

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