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Schwansee

Schwansee is a in , , . At an elevation of 789,23 m, its surface area is 42 acres.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hohenschwangau Castle and Alpsee.

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is a 19th-century palace in southern Germany. It was built by King Maximilian II of Bavaria, and was the childhood residence of his son, King Ludwig II of Bavaria.

Lake
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The is a in the district of , , located about 4 kilometres southeast of . It is close to the and castles.

Park
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hohenschwangau and Ziegelwies.

Village
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is a former village and now an urban district of the municipality of , district, , . It is located between Schloss Neuschwanstein and Schloss and is visited by about two million people annually, where they start tours to the former royal palaces.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

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in is an enchanting town in the south of , known for the Hohes Schloss and its Basilica and former Benedictine monastery of St Mang.

Schwansee

Latitude
47.55737° or 47° 33′ 27″ north
Longitude
10.72051° or 10° 43′ 14″ east
Elevation
789 metres (2,589 feet)
Open location code
8FVGHP4C+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 9671623
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
2835235
Wiki­data ID
Q251919
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Western Panjabi—“Schwansee” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Schwansee”
  • Catalan: “Llac Schwan”
  • Cebuano: “Schwan See”
  • Chinese: “施萬湖”
  • Dutch: “Schwansee”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ستشوانسى”
  • French: “Schwansee”
  • German: “Schwansee”
  • Romanian: “Schwansee”
  • Russian: “Лебединое озеро”
  • Russian: “Шванзе”
  • Spanish: “Lago Schwan”
  • Spanish: “Schwansee”
  • Vietnamese: “Schwansee”
  • Western Panjabi: “شوان جھیل”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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