Île de la Harpe
The Île de la Harpe is an island in Lake Geneva, located on the territory of the municipality of Rolle, in the canton of Vaud. It is an artificial island built in 1837.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Stéphane Dewarrat, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Lake Geneva and part of the municipality of Rolle in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Ile de la Harpe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rolle Castle and Rolle railway station.
Rolle Castle
Castle
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rolle Castle is a castle in the municipality of Rolle of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Rolle Castle is situated 390 metres northeast of Île de la Harpe.
Rolle railway station
Railway station
Rolle railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Rolle, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways. Rolle railway station is situated 1 km north of Île de la Harpe.
Institut Le Rosey
School
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Institut Le Rosey, commonly referred to as Le Rosey or simply Rosey, is a private boarding school in Rolle, Switzerland. It was founded in 1880 by Paul-Émile Carnal on the site of the 14th-century Château du Rosey in the town of Rolle in the canton of Vaud. Institut Le Rosey is situated 1 km west of Île de la Harpe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rolle and Mont-sur-Rolle.
Rolle
Village
Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rolle is a municipality in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It was the seat of the district of Rolle until 2006, when it became part of the district of Nyon.
Mont-sur-Rolle
Village
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Mont-sur-Rolle is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located 2–3 kilometres from the shores of Lac Léman, above the lake-side town of Rolle.
Tartegnin
Village
Tartegnin is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Île de la Harpe
- Categories: artificial island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Rolle, Nyon District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.45545° or 46° 27′ 20″ northLongitude
6.33936° or 6° 20′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8FR8F84Q+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 25649311OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q665880
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Île de la Harpe” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿尔普岛”
- French: “île de la Harpe”
- French: “Île de la Harpe”
- German: “Ile de la Harpe”
- German: “Île de la Harpe”
- Romansh: “Île de la Harpe”
- Russian: “Иль-де-ла-Арп”
- Spanish: “Ile de la Harpe”
- Spanish: “Île de la Harpe”
- “Île de la Harpe”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rolle (lac) and Casino Théatre de Rolle.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Île de la Harpe”. Photo: Stéphane Dewarrat, CC BY-SA 2.0.