Limmernsee
Limmernsee is a reservoir in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland, between the peaks of Muttenchopf, Selbsanft and Kistenstöckli. It may be reached by aerial tramway or by foot from Linthal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir
- Also known as: “Limmerensee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Muot da Rubi and Selbsanft.
Selbsanft
Peak
Photo: Stan45, Public domain.
The Selbsanft is a large mountain massif in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the village of Linthal in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. The mountain lies within the municipality of Glarus Süd.
Muttenstock
Peak
Photo: Wala, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Muttenstock is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Glarus and Grisons. It overlooks three lakes: Limmernsee and Muttsee on the west side, and Lag da Pigniu on the east side.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pigniu and Breil/Brigels.
Pigniu
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pigniu is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Its official language is Romansh. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Pigniu, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion. Pigniu is situated 8 km east of Limmernsee.
Breil/Brigels
Village
Photo: Agnes Monkelbaan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Breil/Brigels is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Andiast and Waltensburg/Vuorz merged into the municipality of Breil/Brigels. Breil/Brigels is situated 8 km southeast of Limmernsee.
Dardin
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dardin is a village, which is situated 9 km south of Limmernsee.
Limmernsee
- Category: body of water
- Location: Glarus Süd, Glarus, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.83465° or 46° 50′ 5″ northLongitude
9.01283° or 9° 0′ 46″ eastElevation
1,788 metres (5,866 feet)Open location code
8FRFR2M7+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 5006989OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
11396255Wikidata ID
Q681017
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Satellite Map
Discover Limmernsee from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Limmernsee” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “利默恩湖”
- German: “Limmerensee”
- German: “Limmernsee”
- German: “Staumauer Limmern”
- German: “Stausee Linth-Limmern”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Limmerensee”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Limmernsee”
- Portuguese: “Lago Limmernsee”
- Swedish: “Limmernsee”
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