Lake of Gruyère

Lake of Gruyère is an artificial lake in the La Gruyère region of the , . The was formed between the cities of and , by building the Rossens Dam on the river in 1948.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: body of water
  • Also known as: “Lac de Gruyère”, “Lac de la Gruyere”, “Lac de la Gruyère”, “Lago de la Gruyere”, and “Lake of Gruyere”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Baillival Castle and Baillival Castle in Vuippens.

Castle
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is a bailiff's castle in the…

Castle
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Baillival Castle is a bailiff's castle in the village…

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corbières and Hauteville.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in .

Village
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is a municipality within the district…

Village
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is a village.

Lake of Gruyère

Latitude
46.65993° or 46° 39′ 36″ north
Longitude
7.0953° or 7° 5′ 43″ east
Elevation
669 metres (2,195 feet)
Open location code
8FR9M35W+X4
Geo­Names ID
2660464
Wiki­data ID
Q682189
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Lake of Gruyère” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Lac de la Gruyère”
  • Chinese: “格呂耶爾湖”
  • Dutch: “Meer van Gruyère”
  • Esperanto: “Lago de Grejerco”
  • Finnish: “Lac de la Gruyère”
  • French: “lac de la Gruyère”
  • French: “Lac de la Gruyère”
  • French: “Tour du lac de la Gruyère”
  • German: “Greyerzersee”
  • Italian: “Lago della Gruyère”
  • Latvian: “Grijēra ezers”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gruyèresjøen”
  • Persian: “دریاچه گرویر”
  • Polish: “Gruyère”
  • Polish: “Lac de la Gruyère”
  • Portuguese: “Lago de La Gruyère”
  • Romansh: “Lac de la Gruyère”
  • Spanish: “Lago de la Gruyère”
  • Swedish: “Lac de la Gruyère”
  • Turkish: “Gruyère Gölü”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Corbières and Villarvolard.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Réseau fribourgeois de santé mentale RFSM, Centre de soins hospitaliers - Marsens and hôpital fribourgeois HFR, Site de Riaz.

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