Gentofte Lake

Lake in Copenhagen, Denmark
55°44′46″N 12°32′8″E / 55.74611°N 12.53556°E / 55.74611; 12.53556Surface area36.73 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

Map detail showing Gentofte Lake and the villages of Vangede and Gentofte

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

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

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