Jægersborg Water Tower, Copenhagen

Name: Jægersborg Water Tower
Address: Copenhagen, Denmark

#558 among attractions in Copenhagen

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Jægersborg Water Tower is a former water tower located next to Jægersborg station in Jægersborg, Gentofte Municipality, Copenhagen, Denmark. It has been converted into youth housing to design by Dorte Mandrup. ()

Local name: Jægersborg Vandtårn Completed: 1955 (69 years ago)Coordinates: 55°45'40"N, 12°31'17"E

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Northern SuburbsCopenhagen Denmark

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Jægersborg Water Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Garderhøjfortet, Sorgenfri Palace, Lyngby Church, Gentofte Lake.

0.4 miNE
Museum
Garderhøjfortet, Copenhagen
10 min walk • The Garderhøj Fort is Danish fortification, and was part of Copenhagen's fortifications.
1.5 miNW
Palace, Historical place, Forts and castles
Sorgenfri Palace, Copenhagen
40 min walk • Sorgenfri Palace is a royal residence of the Danish monarch, located in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, on the east side of Lyngby Kongevej, in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen. The surrounding neighbourhood is called Sorgenfri after it.
1.2 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture, Romanesque architecture
Lyngby Church, Skodsborg
31 min walk • Lyngby Church is the oldest church in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is perched on a hill above Lyngby Hovedgade.
1.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gentofte Lake, Copenhagen
28 min walk • Gentofte Lake is a lake in Gentofte in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It has a surface area of 36.73 hectares. The Brobæk Mose bogland adjoins the lake to the northwest.
1 miNW
55°46'19"N • 12°30'22"E
Lyngby Storcenter, Copenhagen
25 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
1.4 miNW
Museum, Baroque architecture, History museum
Frieboeshvile, Copenhagen
37 min walk • Frieboeshvile is a Baroque-style country house in Kongens Lyngby north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is located across the street from Sorgenfri Palace, where Lyngby Main Street meets Lyngby Kongevej.
0.4 miW
Cemetery
Mariebjerg Cemetery, Copenhagen
12 min walk • Mariebjerg Cemetery is located in Gentofte north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was laid out between 1926 and 1933 to the design of the landscape architect Gudmund Nyeland Brandt and is considered an important example of European Modernist landscape architecture. Its design has inspired many other cemeteries both in Denmark and abroad.
1 miSE
Area
Gentofte Municipality, Copenhagen
25 min walk • Gentofte Kommune is a municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It covers an area of 25.54 km², and has a total population of 74,548. Since 1993, its mayor has been Hans Toft, a member of the Conservative People's Party.
1.2 miNW
Watermill
Lyngby Søndre Mølle, Copenhagen
32 min walk • Lyngby Søndre Mølle, literally Lyngby Southern Mill, is a defunct watermill on Mølleåen located at Lyngby Hovedgade, Kongens Lyngby, in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. The current building is from 1902. The name distinguishes it from nearby Lyngby Nordre Mølle.
0.8 miSW
Park
Gammelmose, Copenhagen
22 min walk • Gammelmose is a former raised bogland separating Vangede from Kongens Lyngby in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It covers an area of approximately 20 hectares.
0.5 miS
National Romantic style architecture, Tower
Ræveskovsvej Water Tower, Copenhagen
13 min walk • Rævebakkevej Water Tower, situated on Rævebakken, 36 m above sea level, is the oldest surviving water tower in Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in 1905 to a National Romantic design by Andreas Theil and decommissioned in 1972.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Jægersborg Water Tower?

Nearby attractions include Garderhøjfortet, Copenhagen (10 min walk), Mariebjerg Cemetery, Copenhagen (12 min walk), Ræveskovsvej Water Tower, Copenhagen (13 min walk), Dan Turèlls Plads, Copenhagen (17 min walk).

How to get to Jægersborg Water Tower by public transport?

The nearest stations to Jægersborg Water Tower:

Light rail

Jægersborg • Lines: 910, A, E (2 min walk)
Nørgaardsvej • Lines: 910 (19 min walk)

Bus

Brogårdsvej • Lines: 15E (16 min walk)
Lyngby St. • Lines: 182, 183, 190, 300S, 388 (21 min walk)