Gigerwaldsee

Gigerwaldsee is a in the Calfeisental valley, located in the municipality of , , Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 35.6 million m³ and covers a surface area of 71 ha.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: lake in the municipality of Pfäfers, in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Stausee Gigerwald”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ringelspitz and Sazmartinshorn.

Peak
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The , also known as Piz Barghis, is a mountain of the , located on the border between the Swiss cantons of and the .

Peak
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The is a mountain of the , overlooking St. Martin and the lake of Gigerwald in the , Switzerland. It lies on the range east of , that separates the Weisstannental from the Calfeisental.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vättis and Kunkels Pass.

Village
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is a village.

Locality
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The is a mountain pass in across the . It connects Vättis in the canton of to in the canton of Graubünden.

Village
is a located in the canton of , . It lies in the municipality of , south-west of . is located at 1,004 metres above sea level on the Seez river in the valley. is situated 9 km north of Gigerwaldsee.

Gigerwaldsee

Latitude
46.91552° or 46° 54′ 56″ north
Longitude
9.37424° or 9° 22′ 27″ east
Elevation
1,343 metres (4,406 feet)
Open location code
8FRFW98F+6M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28468705
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Geo­Names ID
11396805
Wiki­data ID
Q668465
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Slovenian—“Gigerwaldsee” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “吉格林湖”
  • Dutch: “Gigerwaldsee”
  • Esperanto: “Gigerwald-Lago”
  • Esperanto: “Gigerwaldsee”
  • French: “Gigerwaldsee”
  • German: “Gigerwaldsee”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gigerwaldsee”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Gigerwaldsee”
  • Slovenian: “Gigerwaldsee”
  • “Gigerwaldsee”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Stegensässli and Schupfen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pro Natura Naturschutzgebiet Alp Panära and St. Martin.

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