Central Europe
Switzerland
Canton of Bern

Oeschinen Lake

Oeschinen Lake is a mountain lake in the , Switzerland, located above the village of It lies at an elevation of 1,578 metres, covers 1.115 km², and reaches a maximum depth of 56 metres.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Lake Oeschinen”, “Oeschinensee”, and “Öschinensee”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dündenhorn and Doldenhorn.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the , overlooking Lake Oeschinen in the . It lies between the valleys of and Kiental, to the west of the Hohtürli Pass that links the two valleys.

Peak
The is a mountain of the , overlooking in the . On its north side is Lake Oeschinen.

Peak
Photo: Bgvr, CC0.
The is a mountain of the , overlooking Lake Oeschinen in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kandersteg and Mitholz.

Photo: Chmee2, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in the in . Located in the heart of the Alps, is the perfect location to explore the mountains and observe the traditional Swiss alpine lifestyle and it is also on the edge of the UNESCO world heritage site.

Hamlet
Photo: Draemmli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Blausee-Mitholz is a village in municipality in the canton of Bern in , with 170 inhabitants as of 2020. Blausee-Mitholz is a station on the Lötschberg railway line.

Oeschinen Lake

Latitude
46.49845° or 46° 29′ 54″ north
Longitude
7.72544° or 7° 43′ 32″ east
Elevation
1,569 metres (5,148 feet)
Open location code
8FR9FPXG+95
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4806832
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
2659308
Wiki­data ID
Q14533
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Satellite Map

Discover Oeschinen Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Venetian—“Oeschinen Lake” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Oeschinen aintzira”
  • Bulgarian: “Йошинензее”
  • Bulgarian: “Оесчиненсе”
  • Cebuano: “Oeschinensee”
  • Central Kurdish: “دەریاچەی ئۆیشینن”
  • Chinese: “厄希嫩湖”
  • Czech: “Oeschinensee”
  • Dutch: “Oeschinenmeer”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره اويسكينين”
  • Finnish: “Oeschinensee”
  • French: “lac d’Oeschinen”
  • French: “Lac d’Oeschinen”
  • French: “Oeschinensee”
  • German: “Oeschinensee”
  • Hungarian: “Oeschinen-tó”
  • Italian: “lago di Oeschinen”
  • Italian: “Lago di Oeschinen”
  • Korean: “외쉬넨호”
  • Korean: “외시넨 호수”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oeschinensee”
  • Polish: “Oeschinen”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Oeschinen”
  • Romansh: “Oeschinensee”
  • Russian: “Эшинен-Зе”
  • Russian: “Эшинензе”
  • Russian: “Эшинензее”
  • Spanish: “Oeschinensee”
  • Swedish: “Oeschinensee”
  • Swiss German: “Öschinesee”
  • Thai: “ทะเลสาบเออชีเนิน”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Oeschinensee”
  • Turkish: “Oeschinensee Gölü”
  • Ukrainian: “Ошінензее”
  • Venetian: “lago de Oeschinen”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Oeschibärgli and Feiserwald.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Öschinensee-Ost and Öschinensee-West.

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