Sihlsee

The Sihlsee is an artificial lake in the , near the town of Einsiedeln. The lake was created by damming the river and flooding a section of the upper Sihl Valley.
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  • Lake
  • …has a surface elevation of 880 metres (2,887 feet)
  • …is also known as “Lake Sihl”
  • Description: body of water

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Josef Church and Willerzell Viaduct.
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Church
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Bridge
is a bridge.
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Church

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Willerzell and Einsiedeln.
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Village
is a village.
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Town
is a municipality and district in the… is situated 3 km west of Sihlsee.
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Village
The village is a borough in the district… is situated 3½ km southeast of Sihlsee.

Sihlsee

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Latitude
47.12313° or 47° 7′ 23″ north
Longitude
8.78608° or 8° 47′ 10″ east
Open location code
8FVC4QFP+7C
Geo­Names ID
2658593
Wiki­data ID
Q688846

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Sihlsee” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Зіль”
  • Belarusian: “Зільзэ”
  • Bulgarian: “Сихлсе”
  • Cebuano: “Sihlsee”
  • Chinese: “錫爾湖”
  • Chinese: “锡尔湖”
  • Dutch: “Sihlsee”
  • Esperanto: “Lago de Sihl”
  • Esperanto: “Sihlsee”
  • French: “Lac de Sihl”
  • German: “Sihlsee”
  • Italian: “lago di Sihl”
  • Latvian: “Sihlsee”
  • Latvian: “Zīles ezers”
  • Lithuanian: “Zihlo ežeras”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sihlsee”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Sihlsee”
  • Romansh: “Lai da Sihl”
  • Russian: “Зильзе”
  • Russian: “Швицкое озеро”
  • Slovenian: “Sihlsee”
  • Slovenian: “Sihlsko jezero”
  • Spanish: “Lago del Sihl”
  • Spanish: “Sihlsee”
  • Swedish: “Sihlsee”
  • Swiss German: “Sihlsee”
  • Turkish: “Sihl Gölü”
  • Ukrainian: “Зіль”
  • Ukrainian: “Швіцьке озеро”

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