Engstlensee
Engstlensee is a natural lake used as a reservoir in the municipality of Innertkirchen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. It is located near Joch Pass at an elevation of 1850 m.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Graustock and Jochstock.
Graustock
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Graustock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, located south of Engelberg in Central Switzerland. The summit is one of the two tripoints between the cantons of Bern, Nidwalden and Obwalden. On the north side of the mountain lies the Trüebsee.
Jochstock
Peak
Photo: BraunW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jochstock is a summit of the Urner Alps, located near Engelberg in Central Switzerland. The summit is one of the two tripoints between the cantons of Bern, Nidwalden and Obwalden. A platter lift runs from the Joch Pass to near the summit of the Jochstock. Jochstock is situated 3 km east of Engstlensee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melchsee-Frutt and Engelberg.
Melchsee-Frutt
Village
Photo: Cooper, Public domain.
Melchsee-Frutt is a mountain resort village in Switzerland. It is located near the lake Melchsee, in the municipality of Kerns, canton Obwalden. Melchsee-Frutt is situated 7 km west of Engstlensee.
Engelberg
Photo: Badener, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Engelberg is a village resort in Central Switzerland. It has been popular with visitors as a major mountain resort in Central Switzerland. Engelberg is visited today as much for skiing for its Alpine character.
Engstlensee
- Type: Body of water
- Description: natural lake used as a reservoir in the municipality of Innertkirchen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
- Category: reservoir
- Location: Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.77299° or 46° 46′ 23″ northLongitude
8.35566° or 8° 21′ 20″ eastElevation
1,846 metres (6,056 feet)Open location code
8FRCQ9F4+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 26944905OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Engstlensee” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Енгстленсе”
- Cebuano: “Engstlensee”
- Chinese: “恩斯特倫湖”
- German: “Engstlensee”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Engstlensee”
- Portuguese: “Lago Engstlensee”
- Swedish: “Engstlensee”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Engstlensee”. Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.