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.
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 siteedit
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.
Referencesedit
^"Gentofte Lake". kobenhavnergron.dk. Retrieved 3 February 2015. [dead link]
^"Gentofte Sø" (in Danish). Gentofte Kommune. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
^"Brobæk Mose" (in Danish). Danmarks Naturfredningsforening. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
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