Alplersee
Alplersee is a lake on the slopes of the Rophaien mountain near Riemenstalden and Sisikon in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. There is another lake in the canton of Uri with the same name near Unterschächen.Photo: Hopper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in Uri, Central Switzerland, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Alpler See”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rophaien and Mary of Good Counsel parish church.
Rophaien
Peak
Photo: MatthiasNiederberger, Public domain.
The Rophaien is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in the canton of Uri. It lies west of the Rossstock, at the western end of the range north of the Schächental.
Klingenstock
Peak
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Klingenstock, also spelled Chlingenstock, is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, located between Stoos and Riemenstalden in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. Its summit is accessible by chair lift from Stoos. Klingenstock is situated 3 km northeast of Alplersee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riemenstalden and Eggbergen.
Riemenstalden
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riemenstalden is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The villages can be reached by road from Sisikon.
Eggbergen
Hamlet
Photo: Eggzwerg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eggbergen is a hamlet in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Eggbergen is situated 3½ km south of Alplersee.
Alplersee
- Category: lake
- Location: Sisikon, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.93542° or 46° 56′ 8″ northLongitude
8.65411° or 8° 39′ 15″ eastElevation
1,505 metres (4,938 feet)Open location code
8FRCWMP3+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 234341205OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Alplersee” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿爾普勒湖”
- Dutch: “Alplersee”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره الپليرسى”
- French: “Alplersee”
- German: “Alplensee”
- German: “Alplersee”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alplersee”
- Portuguese: “Lago Alplersee”
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