Lake Lucerne Vierwaldstättersee
View from Weggis
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Coordinates	47°01′10″N, 8°24′04″ECoordinates: 47°01′10″N, 8°24′04″E
Primary sources	Reuss River Sarner Aa Engelberger Aa Muota
Primary outflows	Reuss River
Catchment area	2,124 km²
Basin countries	Switzerland
Surface area	113.6 km²
Average depth	104 m
Max depth	214 m
Water volume	11.8 km³
Residence time (of lake water)	3.4 years
Shore length1	143.7 km
Surface elevation	433 m
Islands	Altstad-Insel (islet)
Settlements	see article
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Lucerne (German: Vierwaldstättersee, lit. "Lake of the Four Forest Cantons") is a lake in central Switzerland, the fourth largest in the country. It lies approximately at co-ordinates 47°01′10″N, 8°24′04″E. Lake Lucerne may be: Lake Lucerne, the lake in Switzerland places in the United States: Lake Lucerne, Florida (population 9132 in 2000) Lake Lucerne, Georgia Lake Lucerne, Ohio See also: Lake Luzerne-Hadley, New York (population 2240 in 2000) Lucerne (disambiguation) This is a disambiguation page — a... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1407x443, 123 KB) Caption: Vierwoudstreknmeer met op de voorgrond Weggis Photographer: Hullie Image history at nl: (verw) (huidig) 16 jul 2005 08:53 . ... Weggis is a municipality in the district of Lucerne of the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1181x940, 347 KB) Description: Map of Vierwaldstättersee, Switzerland Designer: Tschubby Licence: File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Lake Lucerne ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... The River Reuss is one of the larger rivers in Switzerland. ... Sarner Aa is a river in Switzerland. ... Engelberger Aa is a river in Switzerland. ... The River Reuss is one of the larger rivers in Switzerland. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... To help compare different orders of magnitudes this page lists volumes between 10 and 100 cubic kilometres (1010 to 1011 m³). See also volumes or capacities of other orders of magnitude. ... A measure based on the volume of water in a lake and the mean rate of outflow. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Central Switzerland. ... Blowdown Lake in the mountains near Pemberton, British Columbia A lake (from Latin lacus) is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. ...

The lake is a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains. It has a total area of 114 km² (44 sq mi), an elevation of 434 m (1,424 ft), and a maximum depth of 214 m (702 ft). Its volume is 11.8 km³. Much of the shoreline rises steeply into mountains up to 1,500 m above the lake, resulting in many picturesque views including those of Mount Rigi and Mount Pilatus. Another view across Lake Lucerne. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... To help compare different orders of magnitudes this page lists volumes between 10 and 100 cubic kilometres (1010 to 1011 m³). See also volumes or capacities of other orders of magnitude. ... Rigi is a mountain in central Switzerland and part of the Alps. ... Mount Pilatus is a mountain near Lucerne, Switzerland. ...

It borders on the three original Swiss cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden (which today is divided into the Cantons of Obwalden and Nidwalden), as well as the canton of Lucerne, thus the name. Many of the oldest communities of Switzerland are along the shore, including Küssnacht, Weggis, Vitznau, Gersau, Brunnen, Altdorf, Buochs, and Treib. In addition, the meadow of the Rütli, traditional site of the founding of the Swiss Confederation, is on the southeast shore of the lake. The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... Uri (German:  ) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... The town of   (French: , Italian: ) is the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. ... Unterwalden is the old name for what is now two cantons in central Switzerland, south of Lake Lucerne. ...   is a canton of Switzerland. ... Nidwalden (German:  ) is a canton of Switzerland. ... Lucerne (German Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland. ... Küssnacht am Rigi (official name since 2004: Küssnacht) is a district and municipality in the Canton of Schwyz in Central Switzerland, consisting of three villages: Küssnacht, Immensee and Merlischachen. ... Weggis is a municipality in the district of Lucerne of the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. ... Categories: Switzerland geography stubs | Switzerland ... Gersau is a commune in Gersau District in the canton of Schwyz & in Switzerland Stubs Categories: Switzerland geography stubs ... Brunnen is a part of the swiss municipality Ingenbohl on the Lake Lucerne set in one of the most dramatic corners of Switzerland. ... Altdorf is the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri. ... Buochs is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. ... Photo from Seelisberg of Rütli Rütli is a mountain meadow near Urnersee in Seelisberg where the legendary oath of the Rütlischwur first occurred. ...

The Reuss River enters the lake at Flüelen (in the canton of Uri, the part called Urnersee) and exits at Lucerne. The lake also receives the Muota (at Brunnen) Engelberger Aa (at Buochs), the Sarner Aa (at Stansstad). The River Reuss is one of the larger rivers in Switzerland. ... Flüelen is a municipality in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. ... Engelberger Aa is a river in Switzerland. ... Sarner Aa is a river in Switzerland. ... Stansstad is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. ...

It is possible to circumnavigate the lake by road, though the route is slow, twisted, and goes through tunnels part of the way. Dozens of steamers ply between the different towns on the lake. It is a popular tourist destination, both for native Swiss and foreigners, and there are many hotels and resorts along the shores. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

The level of the lake is maintained by a pioneering needle dam in the Reuss River in Lucerne, just upstream from the Spreuerbrücke. Needle dam in the Reuss River in Lucerne, Switzerland A needle dam is a weir designed to maintain the level or flow of a river through the use of thin needles of wood. ... For other uses, see Lucerne (disambiguation). ...

Cities and places on Lake Lucerne

¹ At the entry of the Reuss River: the western, later southern shore. Seedorf is a municipality in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. ... Uri (German:  ) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... Bauen is a municipality on Lake Lucerne in the Swiss canton of Uri. ... Seelisberg is a municipality in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. ... Photo from Seelisberg of Rütli Rütli is a mountain meadow near Urnersee in Seelisberg where the legendary oath of the Rütlischwur first occurred. ... Uri (German:  ) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... Beckenried is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. ... Nidwalden (German:  ) is a canton of Switzerland. ... Buochs is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. ... Ennetbürgen is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. ... Stansstad is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. ... Hergiswil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. ... Lucerne (German Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland. ... Flüelen is a municipality in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. ... Uri (German:  ) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... Sisikon is a town in Uri, Switzerland. ... Uri (German:  ) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. ... Brunnen is a part of the swiss municipality Ingenbohl on the Lake Lucerne set in one of the most dramatic corners of Switzerland. ... View from hiking trail between Ibergeregg and Spirstock Schwyz (German  ) is a canton in central Switzerland between Lake Lucerne in the south and Lake Zurich in the north, centered around and named after the town of Schwyz. ... Gersau is a commune in Gersau District in the canton of Schwyz & in Switzerland Stubs Categories: Switzerland geography stubs ... Categories: Switzerland geography stubs | Switzerland ... Lucerne (German Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland. ... Weggis is a municipality in the district of Lucerne of the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. ... Hertenstein denotes: the small town Hertenstein LU, part of the community Weggis at the Swiss canton Lucerne, also known by the Hertensteiner Programm. ... Greppen is a municipality in the District of Lucerne of Canton Luzerne in Switzerland. ... Lucerne (German Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland. ... Küssnacht am Rigi (official name since 2004: Küssnacht) is a district and municipality in the Canton of Schwyz in Central Switzerland, consisting of three villages: Küssnacht, Immensee and Merlischachen. ... View from hiking trail between Ibergeregg and Spirstock Schwyz (German  ) is a canton in central Switzerland between Lake Lucerne in the south and Lake Zurich in the north, centered around and named after the town of Schwyz. ... Meggen is a municipality in the district of Lucerne, in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. ... Lucerne (German Luzern) is a canton of Switzerland. ... Another view across Lake Lucerne. ... The River Reuss is one of the larger rivers in Switzerland. ...

Trivia

Ludwig van Beethoven himself didn't give his Moonlight Sonata the nickname; it was Ludwig Rellstab who likened listening to the first movement to "watching the waves of Lake Lucerne in the moonlight". A portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptized December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer and one of the pillars of European classical music. ... Ludwig van Beethovens opus 27 no. ... Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig Rellstab (April 13, 1799–November 27, 1860) was a German poet and music critic. ...

Gallery

Needle dam in the Reuss River Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 125 KB) Needle dam in the Reuss River, Lucerne, Switzerland File links The following pages link to this file: Lake Lucerne Reuss River Needle dam ... Needle dam in the Reuss River in Lucerne, Switzerland A needle dam is a weir designed to maintain the level or flow of a river through the use of thin needles of wood. ... The River Reuss is one of the larger rivers in Switzerland. ...	Steamers on Lake Lucerne steamboat - Lake Lucerne, switzerland picture taken by ivo meier, switzerland, http://www. ... Paddle steamers — Lucerne, Switzerland. ...	Lake Lucerne from Mount Pilatus Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (800x1110, 191 KB) Summary View of Lake Lucerne from Mount Pilatus, taken July 2005 by Bmdavll. ... Mount Pilatus is a mountain near Lucerne, Switzerland. ...	J.M.W. Turner: Lake Lucerne Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1325, 267 KB) Description: Title: de: Der Vierwaldstätter See Technique: de: Aquarell Dimensions: de: 30,5 × 46,4 cm Country of origin: de: Großbritanien Current location (city): de: London Current location (gallery): de: Tate Gallery Other notes: de: Landschaftsmalerei... J. M. W. Turner, English landscape painter The fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up, painted 1839. ...
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Panorama of Lake Lucerne from the city of Lucerne

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