Sømosen, Copenhagen

#502 among attractions in Copenhagen

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Sømosen is a bog straddling the border between Ballerup and Herlev municipalities in the northwestern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. It formed some time between 8,000 and 13,000 BC. The water from the bog drains into Harrestrup Å to the south through Sømose Å. It was protected in 1951. The protected area was increased from 20 to 23 hectares in 2006. ()

Elevation: 79 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°44'0"N, 12°24'0"E

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Northern SuburbsCopenhagen Denmark

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

Nearby attractions include: Sophienholm, Bagsværd Church, Aldershvile Slotspark, Lake Bagsværd.

3.7 miNE
Museum, Art museum, Vernacular architecture
Sophienholm, Copenhagen
94 min walk • Sophienholm is a former manor house and exhibition venue located north on the shore of Lake Bagsværd in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark.
2.6 miNE
Church
Bagsværd Church, Copenhagen
67 min walk • Bagsværd Church is a Lutheran church in Bagsværd on the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Designed in 1968 by Jørn Utzon, it was completed in 1976.
3.3 miNE
Park
Aldershvile Slotspark, Copenhagen
84 min walk • Aldershvile slotspark is a public park in Bagsværd, Gladsaxe Municipality, situated on the south side of Bagsværd Lake in the northwestern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark.
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Bagsværd, Copenhagen
89 min walk • Lake Bagsværd is a lake in northeastern Zealand, Denmark. After Furesø, it is the second largest lake in the Mølleå system. The lake is an appendix to the Mølleåen via Furå further on to Lyngby Lake.
3.9 miNE
Baroque architecture, Nicolai Eigtved, Forts and castles
Frederiksdal House, Copenhagen
101 min walk • Frederiksdal is a country house on the Furesø Lake north of Copenhagen, Denmark.
3.7 miNE
Canal
Fæstningskanalen, Farum
96 min walk • Fæstningskanalen is a canal in central Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, Copenhagen, Denmark. Created in the 1880s as part of the new fortification ring around the Danish capital, it runs from Lyngby Lake in the west to Lyngby Hovedgade in the east.
2.9 miS
Forest
Vestskoven, Ballerup
74 min walk • Vestskoven is a 13 km² forest located in the western suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark.
3.5 miN
Area
Værløse, Farum
91 min walk • Værløse is a town in Furesø Municipality in the northwestern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. As of 1 January 2021, it has a population of 13,022.
3.5 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
Herstedøster Church, Copenhagen
90 min walk • Herstedøster Church is a church in the northern outskirts of Albertslund, Albertslund Municipality, Denmark. In medieval times, the Romanesque church was dedicated to Saint Nicholas. The tower is of late-Gothic origin. The church interior was given a major renovation in 1994 by Alan Havsteen-Mikkelsen. In 1973, R.
2.4 miW
55°44'2"N • 12°20'18"E
Ballerup Museum, Ballerup
62 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
2.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Hareskoven
61 min walk • Hareskoven or Hareskovene is a forested area straddling the boundary between Furesø and Gladsaxe municipalities in the northwestern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Fægyden, a road between Hareskovby and Værløse, separates Store Hareskov in the west from Lille Hareskov to the west. The forested area has a combined area of c. 808 hectares.