Vierwaldstättersee

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Vierwaldstättersee is a picturesque lake in central Switzerland, surrounded by mountains and historic towns, and is a major natural and tourist landmark of the region.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lake ⓘ
natural landmark ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentCity Lucerne ⓘ
adjacentTown Brunnen ⓘ
Flüelen ⓘ
Gersau ⓘ
Küssnacht am Rigi ⓘ
Vitznau ⓘ
Weggis ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lake Lucerne ⓘ
basinCountry Switzerland ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 434 m ⓘ
hasBay Gersauer Becken ⓘ
Küssnachtersee ⓘ
Urnersee ⓘ
linked to: Alpnachersee

Vitznauer Bucht ⓘ
hasFerryService historic paddle steamers ⓘ
passenger ferries ⓘ
hasIsland Meggenhorn peninsula (nearby promontory) ⓘ
hasViewOf Swiss Alps ⓘ
historicalRegion birthplace of the Swiss Confederation (Rütli meadow on its shore) ⓘ
inflow Reuss ⓘ
linked to: Reuss basin
languageRegion German‑speaking Switzerland ⓘ
linked to: Deutschschweiz
locatedIn Canton of Lucerne ⓘ
Canton of Nidwalden ⓘ
linked to: canton of Nidwalden

Canton of Obwalden ⓘ
linked to: canton of Obwalden

Canton of Schwyz ⓘ
linked to: canton of Schwyz

Canton of Uri ⓘ
linked to: canton of Uri

Central Switzerland ⓘ
maximumDepth about 214 m ⓘ
nameMeaning Lake of the Four Forest Cantons ⓘ
nearMountain Bürgenstock ⓘ
Fronalpstock ⓘ
Pilatus ⓘ
Rigi ⓘ
linked to: Rigi massif

Stanserhorn ⓘ
outflow Reuss ⓘ
linked to: Reuss basin
partOf Reuss river basin ⓘ
popularFor boat trips ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
water sports ⓘ
shape irregular fjord‑like ⓘ
surfaceArea about 114 km² ⓘ
surroundedBy Alps ⓘ
mountains ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Lucerne → alsoKnownAs → Vierwaldstättersee ⓘ
Lake Lucerne → hasArm → Urnersee ⓘ
linked to: Vierwaldstättersee
Lucerne region → tourismBrand → Luzern-Vierwaldstättersee ⓘ
linked to: Vierwaldstättersee
Horwer Bucht → partOf → Vierwaldstättersee (Lake Lucerne) ⓘ
linked to: Vierwaldstättersee
Flüelen → hasLakeShore → Urnersee ⓘ
linked to: Vierwaldstättersee
Küssnachtersee → partOf → Vierwaldstättersee ⓘ
Alpnachersee → connectedTo → Vierwaldstättersee ⓘ
Stansstad → locatedOnWaterBody → Vierwaldstättersee (Lake Lucerne) ⓘ
linked to: Vierwaldstättersee
Forest Cantons → borderedBy → Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee) ⓘ
linked to: Vierwaldstättersee
Beckenried → locatedOn → Vierwaldstättersee ⓘ