Gentofte Lake

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'''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== thumb|left|200px|Map detail showing Gentofte Lake and the villages of Vangede and Gentofte The original Gentofte was situated at the lake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kobenhavnergron.dk/place/gentofte-sobrobaek-mose/?lang=en|title=Gentofte Lake|website=kobenhavnergron.dk|accessdate=3 February 2015|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422071007/https://www.kobenhavnergron.dk/place/gentofte-sobrobaek-mose/?lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref> Alexander Mitchell, a Scottish immigrant, established a hosiery factory at the lake in 1795.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gentofte.dk/da/Borger/By-og-milj%C3%B8/Gr%C3%B8nne-omr%C3%A5der/Naturomr%C3%A5der/Gentofte-S%C3%B8|title=Gentofte Sø|language=Danish|publisher=Gentofte Kommune|accessdate=3 February 2015}}</ref> The lake was used in Copenhagen's water supply until 1959.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fredninger.dk/fredning/brobaek-mose-insulinmosen/|title=Brobæk Mose|language=Danish|publisher=Danmarks Naturfredningsforening|accessdate=3 February 2015}}</ref>

==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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==External links== * [https://dofbasen.dk/IBA/sider.php?lokid=149&sideid=393 Source]

Category:Parks and open spaces in Gentofte Municipality Category:Lakes of Copenhagen