Furesø (lake)

Furesø Lake
Furesø Lake
Location	Northeastern Zealand
Coordinates	55°48′N 12°25′E
Primary inflows	Fiskebæk (Mølleåen), Dumpedalsrenden, Vejlesø Kanal
Primary outflows	Mølleåen
Basin countries	Denmark
Surface area	941 ha (2,330 acres)
Max. depth	37.7 m (124 ft)
Water volume	127.1 million cubic metres (103,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation	23.50 m (77.1 ft)

Furesø is a lake in Northeastern Zealand, Denmark and the deepest lake in Denmark. It defined the former Farum municipality's southeasthern border and is the site of Nicolai Eigtved's 18th century small pleasure pavilion for Privy Councillor Johan Sigismund Schulin 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 of Furesø municipality, which was formed January 1, 2007 as a merger of the two former municipalities Farum and Værløse. 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

• Media related to Furesø at Wikimedia Commons

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