Montsalvens Dam
Montsalvens Dam is a dam in Châtel-sur-Montsalvens, Gruyère District, Canton of Fribourg. Montsalvens Dam is situated nearby to the church Chapelle Saint-Nicolas, as well as near Eglise de Saint-François d’Assise.Photo: Mauron, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Montsalvens Castle and Broc-Chocolaterie railway station.
Montsalvens Castle
Castle
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Montsalvens Castle is situated 1¼ km west of Montsalvens Dam.
Broc-Chocolaterie railway station
Railway station
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broc-Chocolaterie railway station, formerly known as Broc-Fabrique, is a railway station in the municipality of Broc, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It takes its name from the adjacent Cailler chocolate factory. Broc-Chocolaterie railway station is situated 2 km southwest of Montsalvens Dam.
Chalet de la Monse
Building
Photo: WWHenderson20, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chalet de la Monse is a building, which is situated 2 km east of Montsalvens Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crésuz and Botterens.
Crésuz
Village
Photo: Bednyakova, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crésuz is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Botterens
Village
Photo: Bounè rodzo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Botterens is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Charmey
Village
Photo: Alps, Public domain.
Charmey is a former municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Charmey and Cerniat merged into the new municipality of Val-de-Charmey. Charmey is situated 2½ km east of Montsalvens Dam.
Montsalvens Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Broc / Châtel-sur-Montsalvens in the Gruyère district in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Category: arch dam
- Location: Châtel-sur-Montsalvens, Gruyère District, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.61247° or 46° 36′ 45″ northLongitude
7.13247° or 7° 7′ 57″ eastOperator
Groupe EOpen location code
8FR9J46J+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 993650645OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q2885232
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Satellite Map
Discover Montsalvens Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Polish—“Montsalvens Dam” goes by many names.
- French: “Barrage de Montsalvens”
- German: “Talsperre Montsalvens”
- Italian: “diga di Montsalvens”
- Polish: “Zapora Montsalvens”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Saint-Nicolas and Eglise de Saint-François d’Assise.
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