The Lakes, Copenhagen

The Copenhagen lakes - called in the local parlance Søerne - are three merge into each other waters that surround the Copenhagen city center in a large, flat sheet.

The Santa Joergens Lake (Danish Skt Jørgens Sø 55 ° 40 ' 43 " N, 12 ° 33' 29" O55.67861111111112.558055555556 ), the Peblinge See ( Peblinge Sø 55 ° 41 '4 " N, 12 ° 33 '42 " O55.68444444444412.561666666667 ) and the Sortedams Lake ( Sortedams Sø 55 ° 41' 31" N, 12 ° 34 ' 16 " O55.69194444444412.571111111111 ) are former pent-up waters on the outskirts of the city and also outside of the former fortifications are or were. In the course of urban development, the lakes were enclosed in large basins and separate the actual center of the surrounding neighborhoods.

The lakes form for the residents of Frederiksberg and Nørrebro important recreation areas, the entire content of all three basins is 6350 meters and is a popular route for runners.

On the shores of Lake Sct - Jørgens the Tycho Brahe observatory is located.