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This is a list of the lakes in Denmark :
The 15 largest lakes in Denmark by area
rank
|
lake
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Location Geographical / Region: Municipality (s)
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Area (km²)
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Remarks
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1. |
Arresø |
Sjælland / Region Hovedstaden : Hillerød Kommune , Gribskov Kommune , Halsnæs Kommune . |
39.7 |
Freshwater lake, which 4000 years ago was transformed from the Ford of the Kattegat to an inland lake
due to land uplift |
2. |
Esromsee |
Sjælland / Region Hovedstaden : Hillerød Kommune , Fredensborg Kommune
|
17.4 |
Denmark's most water-rich lake
|
3. |
Mossø |
Jutland / Region Midtjylland : Skanderborg Municipality & Horsens Municipality
|
16.5 |
there is another Mossø in the Nordjylland region, formerly Rebild municipality
|
4th |
Stadil Fjord |
Jutland / Region Midtjylland : Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
|
16.2 |
now: freshwater lake, historic: was the Ringkøbing Fjord with the North Sea connected
|
5. |
Saltbæk Vig |
Sjælland / Region Sjælland : Kalundborg Municipality
|
15.9 |
A brackish lake that was separated from the Kattegat by 3 dams . The attempt to dry the area failed.
|
6th |
Tissø |
Sjælland / Region Sjælland : Kalundborg Municipality
|
12.5 |
A dead lake
|
7th |
Furesø |
Sjælland / Region Hovedstaden / Furesø Kommune , Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune , Rudersdal Kommune
|
9.4 |
Denmark's deepest lake with 37.7 m
|
8th. |
Skanderborg sø |
Jutland / Region Midtjylland : Skanderborg Municipality
|
8.5 |
A dead lake
|
9. |
Søndersø |
Lolland / Region Sjælland : Lolland Municipality , Guldborgsund Municipality
|
8.0 |
|
10. |
Tystrup Sø |
Sjælland / Region Sjælland : Næstved Kommune , Sorø Kommune
|
6.7 |
|
11. |
Tømmerby Fjord |
Vendsyssel-Thy , Jutland
|
5.7 |
A brackish lake , created by a failed drainage project in the 1870s
|
12. |
Julsø |
East Jutland
|
5.6 |
|
13. |
Ulvedybet |
North Jutland
|
5.5 |
|
14th |
Tange Sø |
Midtjylland region |
5.4 |
Denmark's largest reservoir
|
15th |
Lund fjord |
North Jutland
|
5.1 |
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Alphabetical directory of Danish lakes
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Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ Danmarks Statistics: Statistisk Årbog 2014 , p. 446, Table 403: Danmarks 15 største søer. PDF .
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