Everything about Lake Of Lucerne totally explained
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 .
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.
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
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).
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.
The level of the lake is maintained by a pioneering
needle dam in the Reuss River in Lucerne, just upstream from the
Spreuerbrücke.
Cities and places on Lake Lucerne
¹ At the entry of the Reuss River: the western, later southern shore.
Gallery
Image:Reuss_River_needle_dam.jpg|Needle dam in the Reuss River
Image:Steamboat lucerne small.jpg|Steamers on Lake Lucerne
Image:Lake Lucerne from Pilatus.jpg|Lake Lucerne from Mount Pilatus
Image:Joseph Mallord William Turner 017.jpg|J.M.W. Turner: Lake Lucerne
Image:Lac_des_4-Cantons.jpg|View of the Swiss Alps
Image:Lake Luzern.jpg|A view of the lake form the park.
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