Schwarzsee
Schwarzsee is a mountain lake in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is located at an elevation of 2,611 m, below Bella Tola and Brunnethorn, above the Turtmanntal. It is part of the municipality of Oberems.Places of Interest
Highlights include Brunnethorn and Bella Tola.
Brunnethorn
Peak
The Brunnethorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Oberems in the canton of Valais. It is located north of the higher Bella Tola.
Bella Tola
The Bella Tola is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Saint-Luc in the canton of Valais. With an elevation of 3,025 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the subrange north of the Meidpass.Pletschuhorn
Peak
The Pletschuhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking the Turtmanntal in the canton of Valais. It is composed of several summits, of which the highest has an elevation of 2,751 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chandolin and Saint-Luc.
Chandolin
Village
Chandolin is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Grimentz, Saint Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers. Chandolin is situated 5 km west of Schwarzsee.
Saint-Luc
Village
Saint-Luc is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint Jean and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers. Saint-Luc is situated 6 km southwest of Schwarzsee.
Unterems
Village
Unterems was a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipalities of Turtmann and Unterems merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Turtmann-Unterems. Unterems is situated 6 km northeast of Schwarzsee.
Schwarzsee
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Oberems, Switzerland
- Category: lake
- Location: Oberems, Leuk District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.24283° or 46° 14′ 34″ north
Longitude
7.6663° or 7° 39′ 59″ east
Elevation
2,611 metres (8,566 feet)
Open location code
8FR96MV8+4G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Schwarzsee” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Schwarzsee”
- German: “Schwarzsee (Oberems)”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Schwarzsee i Oberems”
- Portuguese: “Lago Schwarzsee (Oberems)”
- Portuguese: “Lago Schwarzsee”
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