Sortedam Lake
Sortedam Lake is a lake at Copenhagen in Denmark. A vertical slope was added in the area in 1929. In September 2012 it was announced that there were plans to build a floating bridge on the lake, and construction material left from digging tunnels would be placed on the eastern part of Sortedam in the Østerbrogade area.Photo: Soeren.b.c, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Also known as: “Sortedams So” and “Sortedams Sø”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National art museum Copenhagen and castle Rosenborg.
National art museum Copenhagen
Museum
Photo: Jiří Komárek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Gallery of Denmark is the Danish national gallery, located in the centre of Copenhagen. The museum collects, registers, maintains, researches and handles Danish and foreign art dating from the 14th century to the present day.
castle Rosenborg
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rosenborg Castle is a renaissance castle in Copenhagen, Denmark. The castle was originally built as a country summerhouse in 1606 and is an example of Christian IV's many architectural projects.
Parken Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Arne mueseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Parken is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990 to 1992. The stadium, which features a retractable roof, currently has a capacity of 38,190 for football games, and is the home of F.C.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Copenhagen and Nyboder.
Copenhagen
Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Copenhagen is the capital city of Denmark and forms the moderate conurbation that one million Danes call home. It is big enough to form a small Danish metropolis, with shopping, culture and nightlife par excellence, yet small enough still to feel intimate and be safe.
Nyboder
Quarter
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Nyboder is a historic row house district of former Naval barracks in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was planned and first built by Christian IV to accommodate a need for housing for the personnel of the rapidly growing Royal Danish Navy and their families during that time.
Indre By
Indre By is the central area and the historical heart of Copenhagen, bounded by the lakes circling the inner city and the harbour, it reflects the entire city’s extent during the reign of King Christian IV, when the town was fortified.Sortedam Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Copenhagen municipality, Capital Region, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Sortedam Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Sortedam Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sortedams Sø”
- Danish: “Sortedams Sø”
- Danish: “Sortedamsøen”
- French: “Sortedamsøen”
- Macedonian: “Сортедам”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sortedams Sø”
- Persian: “دریاچه سورتدام”
- Slovenian: “jezero Sortedame”
- Slovenian: “Sortedame Sø”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nyhavn and København N.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hirschsprung Collection and Niels Bohr Institute.
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