Furesø is a lake in Northeastern Zealand, Denmark and the deepest lake in Denmark. It defined the former Farum municipality's southeasthern border and is the site of Nicolai Eigtved's 18th century small pleasure pavilion for Privy Councillor Johan Sigismund Schulin on the Furesø Lake called Frederiksdal Pavilion.

Furesø Lake
Furesø Lake is located in Zealand
Furesø Lake
Furesø Lake
LocationNortheastern Zealand
Coordinates55°48′N 12°25′E / 55.800°N 12.417°E / 55.800; 12.417
Primary inflowsFiskebæk (Mølleåen), Dumpedalsrenden, Vejlesø Kanal
Primary outflowsMølleåen
Basin countriesDenmark
Surface area941 ha (2,330 acres)
Max. depth37.7 m (124 ft)
Water volume127.1 million cubic metres (103,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation23.50 m (77.1 ft)

The lake neighbours the adjacent Farum Lake, to which it is connected by a short stream, Fiskebaek.

It is the namesake of Furesø municipality, which was formed January 1, 2007 as a merger of the two former municipalities Farum and Værløse. It has a popular beach on its western shore, which is within the municipality.

Cultural references

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Christian Winther's poem Flyv fugl, flyv over Furesøens vand was written while he was a house teacher for the Müffelmanns at the country house Fuglesang.

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  •   Media related to Furesø at Wikimedia Commons
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