Schiffenensee

Schiffenensee or Lac de Schiffenen is an artificial lake formed by a barrage of the river in the , . The barrages at Schiffenen, municipality, were completed in 1963.
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  • Lake
  • …has a surface elevation of 532 metres (1,745 feet)
  • Description: reservoir in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
  • Also known as
    “Lac de Schiffenen”
    “Lake Schiffenen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barberêche Castle and Petit-Vivy Castle.
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Castle
is a castle in the former…
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Castle
is a castle in the former…
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Castle
is a castle in the former…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barberêche and Cordast.
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Village
is a former municipality in the district of Lac in the canton of Fribourg.
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Village
is a former municipality in the district of the , Switzerland. is situated 2½ km northwest of Schiffenensee.
Village
is a village and former municipality in the… is situated 3 km northwest of Schiffenensee.

Schiffenensee

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Latitude
46.8579° or 46° 51′ 28″ north
Longitude
7.16772° or 7° 10′ 4″ east
Open location code
8FR9V559+53
Geo­Names ID
11396207
Wiki­data ID
Q670622

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In Other Languages

From Arpitan to Russian—“Schiffenensee” goes by many names.
  • Arpitan: “lé dè Chuveno”
  • Arpitan: “lé dè Chuvenou”
  • Arpitan: “Lèc de Barberèche”
  • Arpitan: “lèc de Siuveno”
  • Chinese: “希弗嫩湖”
  • Dutch: “Lac de Schiffenen”
  • Dutch: “Schiffenenmeer”
  • Dutch: “Schiffenensee”
  • Esperanto: “Lago de Schiffenen”
  • French: “Lac de Schiffenen”
  • German: “Schiffenensee”
  • German: “Staumauer Schiffenen”
  • Italian: “lago di Schiffenen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Schiffenensee”
  • Polish: “Schiffenen (zbiornik zaporowy)”
  • Polish: “Schiffenen”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Schiffenensee”
  • Russian: “Озеро Шиффенен”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lac de Schiffenen and Düdinger Moos.

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