Mossø is Denmark's third largest freshwater lake and

Jutland Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...

's largest, as measured by surface area. The lake is located just west of the city of

Skanderborg Skanderborg is a town in Skanderborg municipality, Denmark. It is situated on the north and north eastern brinks of Skanderborg Lake and there are several smaller ponds and bodies of water within the city itself, like Lillesø, Sortesø, Døj S ...

in east

, but is part of both Skanderborg Municipality and

Horsens Municipality Horsens municipality is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Endelave, and covers an area of 524.21 km2. It has ...

. Mossø lies in the middle of the area and landscape known as

Søhøjlandet Søhøjlandet (English: ''The Lake-highland'') is the highest lying region in Denmark and at the same time, it has the highest density of lakes.Rold Skov Rold Skov (Rold Forest) is a forest in Himmerland, Denmark. At 8,000 ha, it is the second largest forest in the country, after the Silkeborg Forests.

Himmerland Himmerland is a peninsula in northeastern Jutland, Denmark. It is delimited to the north and the west by the Limfjord, to the east by the Kattegat, and to the south by the Mariager Fjord. The largest city is Aalborg; smaller towns include Hobro, ...

Nature

Both

osprey The osprey (''Pandion haliaetus''), , also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than in length and across the wings. It is brown o ...

s and

white-tailed eagle The white-tailed eagle (''Haliaeetus albicilla'') is a very large species of sea eagle widely distributed across temperate Eurasia. Like all eagles, it is a member of the family Accipitridae (or accipitrids) which includes other diurnal raptors ...

is regularly observed at Mossø and the later have recently established here as a breeding bird, which is rare in Denmark.Salten Å, Salten Langsø, Mossø og søer syd for Salten Langsø og dele af Gudenå
Danish Ministry for the Environment, december 2011, p.10, Mossø is part of the 4,470 ha Natura 2000 protection area, designated as number 52.52 Salten Å, Salten Langsø, Mossø and lakes south of Salten Langsø and parts of Gudenå
Danish Nature Agency The lake is also designated as an international bird protection area, with number F35.

References

Sources

Statistical Yearbook 2013
Statistics Denmark
Mossø and surrounding lakes

National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark The Danish Geodata Agency (GST) ( da, Geodatastyrelsen), (previously National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark ( da, Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen, short KMS)), is the Danish state owned central agency responsible for surveying, mapping and land regist ...

(KMS) 2012. Basic numbers.
Mossø
Skanderborg Municipality, Horsens Municipality, Danish Ministry for the Environment, 2008

External links

Map of Mossø
Danish Nature Agency Lakes of Jutland Natura 2000 in Denmark Skanderborg Municipality Horsens Municipality {{CentralDK-stub