Grimselsee

The Grimselsee or Lake Grimsel is an artificial lake near the in the , . With a volume of 95 million m, it is larger than other hydroelectric in the headwaters region: , Räterichsbodensee and .
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  • Lake
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,857 metres (6,093 feet)
  • …is also known as “Lake Grimsel”
  • Description: reservoir near Grimsel pass in Guttannen iin the canton of Berne, Switzerland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sidelhorn and Trübtensee.
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The is a mountain of the , located west of the .
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or Triebtenseewli is a lake in the…
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The is a mountain of the , overlooking the Grimselsee in the canton of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.
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is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the… is situated 4½ km east of Grimselsee.
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is a village in the municipality of … is situated 5 km southeast of Grimselsee.
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is a village in the municipality… is situated 6 km south of Grimselsee.

Grimselsee

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Latitude
46.56606° or 46° 33′ 58″ north
Longitude
8.30151° or 8° 18′ 5″ east
Open location code
8FRCH882+CJ
Geo­Names ID
2660500
Wiki­data ID
Q222022

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Grimselsee” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Гримселсе”
  • Cebuano: “Grimselsee”
  • Chinese: “格里姆瑟爾湖”
  • Dutch: “Grimselsee”
  • Finnish: “Grimselsee”
  • French: “Grimselsee”
  • French: “lac de Grimsel”
  • French: “Lac de Grimsel”
  • German: “Grimselsee”
  • Hungarian: “Grimseli-tó”
  • Italian: “Grimselsee”
  • Japanese: “グリムゼル湖”
  • Korean: “그림젤 호수”
  • Korean: “그림젤제”
  • Korean: “그림젤호”
  • Latin: “Lacus Grimsulae”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grimselsee”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Grimsel”
  • Spanish: “Lago Grimsel”
  • Swedish: “Grimselsee”
  • Turkish: “Grimsel Gölü”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brüngrat and Triebtenseewli.

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