Stilling-Solbjerg Lake (

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: Stilling-Solbjerg Sø) is a lake in

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between Stilling in

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and

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. The lake is 7 km long and it is a part of the upper section of

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. In Stilling the lake is also known as Stilling Lake, in Solbjerg it is known as Solbjerg Lake and in Fregerslev it is known as Fregerslev Lake. Stilling-Solbjerg Lake and the areas around it are a protected area. The area includes the lake and the valley ''Pilbrodalen''. It was protected in 1964 and 1965 by the

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. The lake is not freely accessible from all directions but there are large recreational areas with jetties and benches by the lake in both Stilling and Solbjerg. From the north side the lake is accessible from ''Søgårde'' and from the south side ''Restaurant Stilling Sø'' lies by the shore. The lake is home to the training facilities for ''Skanderborg Vandski Klub'' (

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Water Ski Club)-

Legends

There are a number of myths and legends associated with the lake and its surroundings. One of the more recent is from the Torstensson War against

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from 1643 to 1645. It was said that the generals of king

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always travelled with a chest of silver to pay for mercenaries. In the winter of 1643-1644, Skanderborg Castle was besieged by Swedish forces and a group of Danish soldiers attempted to secure the silver and bring it to

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. However, the soldiers were discovered by a group of Swedish soldiers and the Danes then made a hole in the ice and, while under fire, dropped the contents of the chest into the lake to prevent the Swedes from getting hold of it.

Environmental conditions

Stilling-Solbjerg Lake is characterized by high levels of calcium and is categorized as a lake type 10 in the Danish lake classification system. Bathing is allowed and deemed safe and Stilling Beach Park is a

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.Skanderborg Kommune (marts 2012): ''Badevandsprofil for Stilling badebro, Solbjerg-Stilling sø'', Skanderborg Kommune og ALECTIA A/S The lake suffers from high levels of

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, in the 2010s some 2.5 times higher than the ideal target. There has previously been pollution with especially

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and

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from both agriculture and untreated wastewater from residential areas. The problems have abated since the 1980s due to an active effort on part of the bordering municipalities. The level of agricultural runoff has decreased dramatically but the level of phosphorus remains largely unchanged due to accumulation in the lake

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. In August and September there's usually some degree of

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l growth and

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s.''Teknisk baggrundsnotat til Vandplan 1.7 Århus Bugt'', Afsnit 3 s. 13 Stilling-Solbjerg Lake has a diverse flora and fauna. There are 13 registered species of vegetation, although coverage is only some 2% of the lake bottom and it is unstable due to the high levels of phosphorus and nitrogen. There are a total of 10 fish species including

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rudd ''Scardinius'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae commonly called rudds. Locally, the name "rudd" without any further qualifiers is also used for individual species, particularly the common rudd (''S. erythrophthalmus''). Th ...

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perch Perch is a common name for fish of the genus ''Perca'', freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Percif ...

Zander The zander (''Sander lucioperca''), sander or pikeperch, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Percidae, which includes the perches, ruffes and darters. It is found in freshwater and brackish habitats in western Eurasia. It is a popul ...

European eel The European eel (''Anguilla anguilla'') is a species of eel, a snake-like, catadromous fish. They are normally around and rarely reach more than , but can reach a length of up to in exceptional cases. Eels have been important sources of fo ...

gasterosteiformes Gasterosteoidei is a suborder of ray-finned fishes that includes the sticklebacks and relatives, the 5th edition of ''Fishes of the World'' classifies this suborder within the order Scorpaeniformes. Systematics Gasterosteoidei is treated as a s ...

and

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. The dominating species are roach and

while Zander is well established.

References

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