Gentofte Lake
Lake in Copenhagen, Denmark
55°44′46″N 12°32′8″E / 55.74611°N 12.53556°E / 55.74611; 12.53556Gentofte 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.
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Gentofte Municipality
- Charlottenlund
- Gentofte
- Hellerup
- Jægersborg
- Klampenborg
- Ordrup
- Skovshoved
- Tuborg Havn
- Vangede
- Bernstorffsvej
- Dan Turèlls Plads
- Jægersborg Allé
- Bernstorff Park
- Bellevue Beach Park
- Forstbotanisk Have
- Charlottenlund Beach Park
- Gammelmose
- Gentofte Lake
- Hellerup Cemetery
- Mariebjerg Cemetery
- Vangede Battery
- Bellevue Theatre
- Experimentarium
- Ordrupgaard
- Øregård Museum
- 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
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