Oberer Murgsee
Oberer Murgsee is a lake in the Murg valley, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is the highest of the three Murgseen. The lake is drained by the Murgbach which empties into Lake Walen at Murg.Photo: Wala, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in the Murg valley (Murgtal), in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Ober Murgsee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gufelstock and Hochmättli.
Gufelstock
Peak
Photo: Wala, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gufelstock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, overlooking Schwanden in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. The border with the canton of St. Gallen runs across the northern base of the mountain.
Hochmättli
Peak
Photo: Tobler123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hochmättli is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and St. Gallen. It lies in the Murgtal, near the Murgsee, south of the Walensee.
Bützistock
Peak
Photo: Wala, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bützistock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps. It lies on the border between the cantons of Glarus and St. Gallen in Eastern Switzerland. The top is 2,496 metres above sea level or 513 metres above the surrounding terrain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ennenda and Engi.
Ennenda
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ennenda is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Ennenda is part of the municipality of Glarus. Ennenda is situated 6 km west of Oberer Murgsee.
Engi
Village
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Engi is a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. The village lies in the valley of the Sernf river, and consists of the three adjacent village parts of Engi-Vorderdorf, Engi-Dörfli and Engi-Hinterdorf. Engi is situated 6 km south of Oberer Murgsee.
Mitlödi
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mitlödi is a village and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Mitlödi is situated 6 km southwest of Oberer Murgsee.
Oberer Murgsee
- Category: body of water
- Location: Quarten, Sarganserland, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Oberer Murgsee” goes by many names.
- German: “Oberer Murgsee”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oberer Murgsee”
- Portuguese: “Lago Oberer Murgsee”
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Highlights include Mittlerer Murgsee and Murgseefurggel.
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