Egelsee

Egelsee or Egelmösli is a lake in the City of Bern, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.52 ha. The lake is part of a park that stretches to the Paul Klee Zentrum. In some years, it freezes sufficiently to allow ice skating.

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Type: Lake
Description: little lake in the city of Bern, Switzerland
Also known as: “Egelmösli”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stadion Wankdorf and Federal Palace - House of Parliament.

Stadion Wankdorf

Stadium

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Wankdorf Stadium is a football stadium in Bern, Switzerland. The second largest all-seater football stadium in Switzerland, it is the home ground of BSC Young Boys. It was also one of the venues for UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

Federal Palace - House of Parliament

Government building

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The Federal Palace is a building in Bern housing the Swiss Federal Assembly and the Federal Council. It is the seat of the government of Switzerland and parliament of the country.

Clock Tower

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The Zytglogge is a landmark medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland. Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as a guard tower, prison, clock tower, centre of urban life and civic memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Köniz and Ostermundigen.

Köniz

Town

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Köniz is a statistical town and a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district right on the southern border to Bern in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Ostermundigen

Town

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Ostermundigen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The city is the birthplace of an actress, Ursula Andress.