Sjælsø

#96 among destinations in Denmark

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Sjælsø is a lake straddling the borders between the municipalities of Rudersdal, Allerød and Hørsholm in North Zealand to the north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Situated immediately to the north of the suburban town of Birkerød, it is surrounded by a mixture of farmland, pastures and small woodlands. ()

Alternative names: Area: 1.12 mi²Length: 9843 ftMaximum depth: 18 ftElevation: 56 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°51'60"N, 12°26'34"E

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HovedstadenDenmark

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Sjælsø – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lillerød Church, Gammel Holtegård, Høsterkøb Kirke, Danish Museum of Hunting and Forestry.

3.8 miW
Church, Gothic architecture
Lillerød Church, Lillerød
97 min walk • Lillerød Church is a parish church in Lillerød, Allerød Municipality, some 20 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark.
3.9 miSE
Museum, Baroque architecture, Art museum
Gammel Holtegård, Copenhagen
100 min walk • Gammel Holtegaard is a former Manor house in Rudersdal Municipality north of Copenhagen, Denmark, today operated as an arts centre and a museum. It was built by the Danish Baroque architect Lauritz de Thurah, for his own use in 1757. Its original Baroque gardens were reconstructed in 2003.
2 miSE
Church, Romanesque revival architecture
Høsterkøb Kirke, Hørsholm
53 min walk • Høsterkøb Church is a parish church in the village of Høsterkøb, Rudersdal Municipality, some 20 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark.
2.4 miE
Museum, Specialty museum
Danish Museum of Hunting and Forestry, Øresund Coast
62 min walk • The Danish Museum of Hunting and Forestry was a state-owned museum in Hørsholm exhibiting objects connected with the history of hunting and forestry in Denmark. It is now closely associated with the UNESCO-listed Par force hunting landscape in North Zealand.
2.4 miE
Museum, Specialty museum
Hørsholm Egns Museum, Øresund Coast
62 min walk • Hørsholm Local History Museum is a local history museum in Hørsholm, Denmark.
2.5 miE
Park
Hørsholm Arboretum, Hørsholm
65 min walk • Hørsholm Arboretum is an arboretum located in Hørsholm, 20 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It operates as part of the University of Copenhagen's Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management.
2.2 miE
Windmill
Hørsholm Mølle, Øresund Coast
56 min walk • Hørsholm Windmill is a smock mill located in Hørsholm to the north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The site also comprises two storage buildings. The complex is now home to a small museum of old crafts.
3.8 miS
Neoclassical architecture
Frederikslund, Birkerød
96 min walk • Frederikslund is a former country house now located in the middle of a neighbourhood of single-family detached homes at Frederikslundsvej 21 in Holte, Rudersdal Municipality. some 20 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The building was completed in 1803 to a Neoclassical design by Joseph-Jacques Ramée.
3.4 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Mungo Park
87 min walk • Mungo Park is a Danish theatre in Allerød, 35 kilometers north of Copenhagen. Founded in 1985 under the name Dr Dante, it got its present name in 1992. It has been a sandbox for talent and has been important in the development of modern Danish theatre.
2.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Tokkekøb Hegn
67 min walk • Tokkekøb Hegn is a forest located north of Blovstrød and east of Lillerød in Allerød Municipality, North Zealand, some 20 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark.It adjoins Store Dyrehave to the north, although an open landscape surrounding the village of Kirkelte partly separates the two forests.
1.2 miSE
Monastery
Åsebakken Priory
30 min walk • Åsebakken Priory, or the Priory of Our Lady of Åsebakken, is a Benedictine monastery of nuns at Birkerød, about 20 km north of Copenhagen in Denmark. The priory is part of the Beuronese Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation.