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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Skanderborg Municipality, Denmark
- Also known as: “Mosso”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Øm Abbey and Emborg / Øm Kloster museum.
Øm Abbey
Archaeological site
Øm Abbey was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1172 in the Diocese of Aarhus near the town of Rye, between the lakes of Mossø and Gudensø in central Jutland, Denmark. It is one of many former monasteries and abbeys in the highland region of Søhøjlandet. 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 597, in Skanderborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is situated just south of the Mossø lake, part of the larger Søhøjlandet region. Voerladegård Church is located in the village. Voerladegård is situated 3½ km southwest of Mossø.
Alken
Village
Photo: Sapfan, Public domain.
Alken is a village in Skanderborg Municipality, Denmark, with a population of 309. Alken is located a short distance from the Mossø lake in the Søhøjlandet area of Central Jutland. Alken is situated 4 km east of Mossø.
Svejstrup
Hamlet
Svejstrup is a hamlet in Skanderborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region, Denmark. It is between the towns of Skanderborg and Ry. It is one of the highest villages in Denmark, with an elevation of 80–100 meters. Svejstrup is situated 5 km northeast of Mossø.
Mossø
- Category: body of water
- Location: Skanderborg Municipality, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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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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