Mossø is Denmark's third largest freshwater lake and

Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...

's largest, as measured by surface area. The lake is located just west of the city of Skanderborg in east

, but is part of both

Skanderborg Municipality Skanderborg Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark, just southwest of Aarhus. It covers an area of 462.45 km2, with a population of 65,760 (1. January 2025) ...

and Horsens Municipality. Mossø lies in the middle of the area and landscape known as Søhøjlandet (English: ''The Lake-highland''). There is a small lake named Mossø in the forest of Rold Skov in Himmerland.

Nature

Both

osprey The osprey (; ''Pandion haliaetus''), historically known as sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than in length and a wingspan of . It ...

s and white-tailed eagle is regularly observed at Mossø and the later have recently established here as a breeding bird, which is rare in Denmark.Salten Å, Salten Langsø, Mossø og søer syd for Salten Langsø og dele af Gudenå
Danish Ministry for the Environment, december 2011, p.10, Mossø is part of the 4,470 ha

Natura 2000 Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectiv ...

protection area, designated as number 52.52 Salten Å, Salten Langsø, Mossø and lakes south of Salten Langsø and parts of Gudenå
Danish Nature Agency The lake is also designated as an international bird protection area, with number F35.

References

Sources

Statistical Yearbook 2013
Statistics Denmark
Mossø and surrounding lakes
National Survey and Cadastre of Denmark (KMS) 2012. Basic numbers.
Mossø
Skanderborg Municipality, Horsens Municipality, Danish Ministry for the Environment, 2008

External links

Map of Mossø
Danish Nature Agency Lakes of Jutland Natura 2000 in Denmark Skanderborg Municipality Horsens Municipality {{CentralDK-stub