Prätschseen
Prätschseen is a lake in Arosa, Plessur, Graubünden and has an elevation of 1,983 metres. Prätschseen is situated nearby to the hamlet Maran, as well as near Prätschli.Photo: Andres Passwirth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Ober Praetschsee” and “Pratschseen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arosa railway station and Litzirüti railway station.
Arosa railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arosa railway station is a railway station on the Chur–Arosa railway of the Rhaetian Railway. It is situated in the town and resort of Arosa, close by to the Obersee.
Litzirüti railway station
Railway station
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Litzirüti railway station is a railway station on the Chur–Arosa railway of the Rhaetian Railway. It is situated in the hamlet of Litzirüti. The station has a small café on the Arosa end of the main platform.
Obersee
Lake
Photo: Minnou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Obersee or Oberer Arosasee is the lake in the center of Arosa, a resort in the Grisons, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 7.1 ha at an elevation of 1734 m. Arosa's lower lake is at 1691 m.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Litzirüti and Sunnenrüti.
Litzirüti
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Litzirüti is a small village near Langwies, in the municipality of Arosa, canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. The village effectively forms part of the Arosa resort.
Sunnenrüti
Hamlet
Photo: Andres Passwirth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunnenrüti is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km east of Prätschseen.
Molinis
Village
Photo: Bernina, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Molinis is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Molinis, Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Peist and St. Molinis is situated 3½ km northwest of Prätschseen.
Prätschseen
- Category: lake
- Location: Arosa, Plessur, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.80084° or 46° 48′ 3″ northLongitude
9.67797° or 9° 40′ 41″ eastElevation
1,983 metres (6,506 feet)Open location code
8FRFRM2H+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 32892169OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Prätschseen” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره پراتستشسين”
- French: “Prätschseen”
- German: “Ober Prätschsee”
- German: “Prätschseen”
- German: “Unter Prätschsee”
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