Golzerensee
Golzerensee is a lake at Golzeren in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. Its surface area is 5.7 ha. Golzeren is located in the Maderanertal and can be reached by cable car from Bristen.Photo: BraunW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake at Golzern in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Golzernsee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gross Windgällen and Chli Windgällen.
Gross Windgällen
Peak
Photo: Simonizer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Gross Windgällen is a 3,187 m high mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the valley of the Reuss in the canton of Uri. The name Gross Windgällen derives from Gälle or gellen, meaning as much as wailing, shrilling or whistling. Gross Windgällen is situated 3½ km north of Golzerensee.
Chli Windgällen
Peak
Photo: Simonizer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Chli Windgällen is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, overlooking the valley of the Reuss in the canton of Uri. It lies west of the Gross Windgällen, on the range north of the Maderanertal. Chli Windgällen is situated 3 km northwest of Golzerensee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amsteg and Intschi.
Intschi
Hamlet
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Intschi is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km west of Golzerensee.
Erstfeld
Village
Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Erstfeld is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Erstfeld is situated 9 km northwest of Golzerensee.
Golzerensee
- Category: body of water
- Location: Silenen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Golzerensee” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “戈爾策湖”
- German: “Golzerensee”
- German: “Golzernsee”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Golzerensee”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Golzernsee”
- Portuguese: “Lago Golzernsee”
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