Schwarzsee
Schwarzsee or Lac Noir, is a small lake in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland with an area of 0.47 km2. The lake in the Swiss Prealps is bordered by the peaks of Schwyberg in the West, Les Reccardets and Spitzfluh in the South, as well as Kaiseregg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: small lake in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Lac Domene”, “Lac Domène”, and “Lac Noir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kaiseregg and Schwyberg.
Kaiseregg
Peak
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The Kaiseregg is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, overlooking Schwarzsee in the canton of Fribourg. Its summit, which can be accessed by trail, is located a few hundred meters from the border with the canton of Bern. Kaiseregg is situated 3 km southeast of Schwarzsee.
Schwyberg
Peak
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Schwyberg is a peak, which is situated 4 km north of Schwarzsee.
La Balisa
La Balisa is a high mountain pass of the Swiss Alps, connecting Schwarzsee with Charmey via La Valsainte in the canton of Fribourg. The pass lies on the watershed between the Sense and Le Javro. The pass is traversed by a trail. La Balisa is situated 3 km southwest of Schwarzsee.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schwarzsee and Jaun.
Jaun
Village
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Jaun is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is the only German-speaking municipality in Gruyère. Jaun is situated 6 km south of Schwarzsee.
Plasselb
Village
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Plasselb is a municipality in the district of Sense in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is one of the municipalities with a large majority of German speakers in the mostly French speaking Canton of Fribourg. Plasselb is situated 8 km north of Schwarzsee.
Schwarzsee
- Category: body of water
- Location: Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swiss German—“Schwarzsee” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Schwarzsee (lanaw sa Swisa)”
- Cebuano: “Schwarzsee”
- Chinese: “施瓦爾茨湖”
- Dutch: “Schwarzsee”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ستشوارزسى (بحيره)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ستشوارزسى”
- French: “Lac Domène”
- French: “lac Noir”
- French: “Lac Noir”
- German: “Schwarzsee (See im Kanton Freiburg)”
- German: “Schwarzsee”
- Hebrew: “האגם השחור”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lac Noir i Fribourg”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Schwarzsee”
- Portuguese: “Lago Schwarzsee”
- Russian: “Чёрное Озеро”
- Russian: “Шварцзее”
- Swedish: “Schwarzsee”
- Swiss German: “Schwarzsee”
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