Furesø is a
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
in Northeastern
Zealand
Zealand ( ) is the largest and most populous islands of Denmark, island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 Januar ...
,
Denmark
Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
and the deepest lake in Denmark. It defined the former
Farum municipality's southeasthern border and is the site of
Nicolai Eigtved
Nicolai Eigtved (4 June 1701 – 7 June 1754), also known as Niels Eigtved, was a Denmark, Danish architect. He introduced and was the leading proponent of the French rococo or late baroque style in Danish architecture during the 1730s–1740s. ...
's 18th century small pleasure pavilion for Privy Councillor
Johan Sigismund Schulin Johan may refer to:
* Johan (given name)
* ''Johan'' (1921 film), a Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller
* Johan (2005 film), a Dutch romantic comedy film
* Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group
** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group
* Joh ...
on the Furesø Lake called
Frederiksdal Pavilion.
The lake neighbours the adjacent
Farum Lake, to which it is connected by a short stream,
Fiskebaek.
It is the
namesake
A namesake is a person, place, or thing bearing the name of another. Most commonly, it refers to an individual who is purposely named after another (e.g. John F. Kennedy Jr would be the namesake of John F. Kennedy). In common parlance, it may ...
of
Furesø municipality Furesø could refer to:
* Furesø municipality, Denmark
* Furesø (lake), Denmark
{{geodis
...
, which was formed January 1, 2007 as a merger of the two former municipalities
Farum
Farum is a town on the northeast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, 20 km northwest of Copenhagen. The town has a population of 20,369 (1 January 2025). and
Værløse
Værløse () is a town in Furesø Municipality in the northwestern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. As of 1 January 2025, it has a population of 13,200. Situated on the west side of the Hillerød Motorway, between Farum Lake to the north and Søn ...
. It has a popular beach on its western shore, which is within the municipality.
Cultural references
Christian Winther's poem ''Flyv fugl, flyv over Furesøens vand'' was written while he was a house teacher for the Müffelmanns at the country house Fuglesang.
External links
*
Source
Lakes of Zealand
{{Denmark-geo-stub