Lyngby Lake (

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: Lyngby Sø) is a lake located on the border between Lyngby-Taarbæk and Gladsaxe municipalities in the northern suburbs of

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. It is the smallest of the four lakes that are located on

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. At the east end of the lake is an embankment with a lake promenade,

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line and Lyngby bypass. A small portion of the lake, known as Lille Lyngby Sø is located on the east side of the embankment. Lyngby Lake has an area of 57.1 hectares. It is fed with water from Furesø through a short canal from the west and is drained at its eastern end.

History

The lake was formed when the ice melted at the end of the last ice age. The water level in the lake was in the Middle Ages raised artificially to improve the operation of watermills further downstream. Lyngby Watermill was probably built in around 1000.

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was constructed in 1864. The plan was originally to lead the railway through Sorgenfri Park to the east of Lyngby Church. Due to local opposition, a more expensive solution with an embankment across the eastern part of Lyngby Lake was ultimately opted for. The opening of the railway led to increasing building activity along the shores of the lake. A lake promenade was established at the embankment in 1920 to improve access to the lake for residents in the area. In 1928, the municipality established Folkeparken after acquiring another property on the lake shore. It was used for events both on Constitution Day and Midsummer's Eve. In the 1930s and 1940s, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality acquired Lyngby Åmose to the north of the lake which had until then belonged to the farmers in

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Activities

A number of canoe, kayak and rowing clubs are based at the lake. Lyngby Towing Club and Lyngby Canoe club are based at Lyngby Harbour at

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in the southeastern corner of the lake. Lyngby Rowing Club for Women (Lyngby Dameroklub) is located on the southern shores of the lake. Fladsaxe Canoe & Kayak Club is based a little further to the west. A tour boat operates on the lake with stops both at Lyngby Harbour and Nybro Kro before it continues to

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. Boat rental is available both at Havnehytten and Nybro Kro. Fishing in the lake requires a fishing license. A network of paths continues around the lake. It is popular both with walkers and runners. Folkeparken is used for festivities with a large bonfire on

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Cultural references

* The German poet

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's ''Der Eislauf'' was inspired by his ice skating on Lake Lyngby. He lived in Denmark from 1751 to 1770. *

Christian Winther Rasmus Villads Christian Ferdinand Winther (29 July 1796 – 30 December 1876), was a Danish lyric poet. He was born at Fensmark near Næstved, where his father was the vicar. He went to the University of Copenhagen in 1815, and studied theolo ...

' poem ''Vandring og Opdagelse'' (''Wandering and Discovering'') describes a walk on 5 July 1833 from Miiffelmann's summer retreat Fuglsang at Prinsessestien and Lake Lyngby to Furesøen og and beyond. * A boat trip made by the couples

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and

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and Gyrithe and Johan Lemche on Lake Lyngby is described in

Gyrithe Lemche Ellen Gyrithe Lemche née Frisch (1866–1945) was a Danish writer, women's rights campaigner and local historian. She is remembered in particular for the important part she played in the activities of the Danish Women's Society (''Dansk Kvindesa ...

's ''Tempeltjenere'' from 1926-1928.

References

External links

Lyngby Sø
at Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune's website

Source
{{Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality Lakes of Zealand Gladsaxe Municipality Lakes of the Øresund Region Parks and open spaces in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality

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