Wijer
Wijer is a pond in Seelisberg, Uri. Wijer is situated nearby to the locality Hofstatt, as well as near Gruebenzingel.Photo: Markus Schweiß, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Seeli and Little castle Beroldingen with chapel.
Seeli
Lake
Photo: Wolvus, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Seeli or Seelisbergsee is the lake on Seelisberg in Uri, Switzerland, that gives the place its name. Its surface area is 18 ha.
Niederbauen-Chulm
Peak
Photo: Oblic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Niederbauen-Chulm is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland. Its 1,923 metre high summit is located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rütli and Bauen.
Rütli
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rütli or Grütli is a mountain meadow on Lake Lucerne, in the Seelisberg municipality of the Swiss canton of Uri. It is the site of the Rütlischwur in traditional Swiss historiography, the oath marking the foundation of the original Swiss Confederacy.
Bauen
Village
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bauen is a former municipality on Lake Lucerne in the Swiss canton of Uri. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Bauen merged into the municipality of Seedorf. Bauen is situated 3 km south of Wijer.
Treib
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Treib is a small lakeside community and landing stage on the shore of Lake Lucerne and in the Swiss canton of Uri. It forms part of the municipality of Seelisberg, to the centre of which it is linked by the Treib–Seelisberg funicular. Treib is situated 3 km north of Wijer.
Wijer
- Type: Pond
- Description: lake in Switzerland
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Seelisberg, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.961° or 46° 57′ 40″ northLongitude
8.57449° or 8° 34′ 28″ eastElevation
745 metres (2,444 feet)Open location code
8FRCXH6F+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 310420899OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pondGeoNames ID
11397006Wikidata ID
Q2265298
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In Other Languages
From French to Swiss German—“Wijer” goes by many names.
- French: “Seelisberg Wyher”
- German: “Seelisberg Wyher”
- Swiss German: “Wijer”
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