Mossø
Mossø is Denmark's third largest freshwater lake and Jutland's largest, as measured by surface area. The lake is located just west of the city of Skanderborg in east Jutland, but is part of both Skanderborg Municipality and Horsens Municipality.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Skanderborg Municipality, Denmark
- Also known as: “Mosso”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Øm Abbey and Emborg / Øm Kloster museum.
Øm Abbey
Archaeological site
Øm Abbey was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1172… Øm Abbey is situated 2½ km northwest of Mossø.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Voerladegård and Alken.
Voerladegård
Village
Voerladegård is a village, with a population of 594… Voerladegård is situated 3½ km southwest of Mossø.
Alken
Village
Photo: Sapfan, Public domain.Svejstrup
Hamlet
Svejstrup is a hamlet in Skanderborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region, Denmark. Svejstrup is situated 5 km northeast of Mossø.
Mossø
- Category: body of water
- Location: Skanderborg, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
56.03882° or 56° 2′ 20″ north
Longitude
9.78374° or 9° 47′ 2″ east
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
9F8F2QQM+GF
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Mossø” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Mossø”
- Cebuano: “Mossø (lanaw sa Dinamarka, lat 56,04, long 9,78)”
- Cebuano: “Mossø”
- Chinese: “莫斯湖 (丹麥)”
- Chinese: “莫斯湖”
- Danish: “Mossø”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره موسو”
- Finnish: “Mossø”
- French: “Mossø”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mossø”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mossø”
- Norwegian: “Mossø”
- Russian: “Моссё”
- Swedish: “Mossø”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Boes and Hem.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Dørup Skov and Vessø.
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