Klöntalersee
Klöntalersee is a natural lake in the Klöntal valley in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It was formed by a rockslide and has served as a reservoir for hydroelectric power generation since 1908.- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir
- Also known as: “Klontalersee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mutteristock and Schijen.
Mutteristock
Peak
The Mutteristock is a mountain in the Schwyzer Alps, which rises 2,294 metres above sea level. It is located between the cantons of Glarus and Schwyz, Switzerland, overlooking the Wägitalersee and the Klöntalersee on its northern and southern side respectively.
Schijen
Peak
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glärnisch and Riedern.
Glärnisch
Locality
The Glärnisch is a mountain massif of the Schwyz Alps, overlooking the valley of the Linth in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It consists of several summits, of which the highest, the Bächistock, is 2,915 metres above sea level.
Riedern
Village
Riedern is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Riedern is part of the municipality of Glarus.
Netstal
Village
Netstal is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Netstal is part of the municipality of Glarus.
Klöntalersee
- Category: body of water
- Location: Glarus, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.02783° or 47° 1′ 40″ north
Longitude
8.97642° or 8° 58′ 35″ east
Elevation
835 metres (2,740 feet)
Open location code
8FVC2XHG+4H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Venetian—“Klöntalersee” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “克伦塔尔湖”
- Chinese: “克倫塔爾湖”
- Chuvash: “Клёнталерзе”
- Dutch: “Kloentalersee”
- Dutch: “Klontalersee”
- Dutch: “Klöntalersee”
- Esperanto: “Klöntalersee”
- Esperanto: “Lago de Klöntal”
- French: “lac du Klöntal”
- French: “Lac du Klöntal”
- German: “Klöntalersee”
- German: “Staudamm Rhodannenberg”
- Italian: “Klöntalersee”
- Italian: “lago di Klöntal”
- Italian: “Lago di Klöntal”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Klöntalersee”
- Portuguese: “Lago de Klöntal”
- Portuguese: “Lago Klöntalersee”
- Romansh: “Klöntalersee”
- Russian: “Клёнтальское озеро”
- Slovenian: “Klöntalersee”
- Ukrainian: “Кленталерзее”
- Venetian: “lago de Klöntal”
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