Vierwaldstättersee

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Vierwaldstättersee is a picturesque lake in central Switzerland, surrounded by mountains and historic towns, and is a major natural and tourist landmark of the region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Urnersee 1
Vierwaldstättersee canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lake
natural landmark
tourist attraction
adjacentCity Lucerne NERFINISHED
adjacentTown Brunnen NERFINISHED
Flüelen NERFINISHED
Gersau NERFINISHED
Küssnacht am Rigi NERFINISHED
Vitznau NERFINISHED
Weggis NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Lake Lucerne NERFINISHED
basinCountry Switzerland NERFINISHED
country Switzerland
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 434 m
hasBay Gersauer Becken NERFINISHED
Küssnachtersee NERFINISHED
Urnersee NERFINISHED
Vitznauer Bucht NERFINISHED
hasFerryService historic paddle steamers
passenger ferries
hasIsland Meggenhorn peninsula (nearby promontory) NERFINISHED
hasViewOf Swiss Alps NERFINISHED
historicalRegion birthplace of the Swiss Confederation (Rütli meadow on its shore)
inflow Reuss NERFINISHED
languageRegion German‑speaking Switzerland NERFINISHED
locatedIn Canton of Lucerne NERFINISHED
Canton of Nidwalden NERFINISHED
Canton of Obwalden NERFINISHED
Canton of Schwyz NERFINISHED
Canton of Uri NERFINISHED
Central Switzerland NERFINISHED
maximumDepth about 214 m
nameMeaning Lake of the Four Forest Cantons NERFINISHED
nearMountain Bürgenstock NERFINISHED
Fronalpstock NERFINISHED
Pilatus NERFINISHED
Rigi NERFINISHED
Stanserhorn NERFINISHED
outflow Reuss NERFINISHED
partOf Reuss river basin
popularFor boat trips
hiking
tourism
water sports
shape irregular fjord‑like
surfaceArea about 114 km²
surroundedBy Alps NERFINISHED
mountains

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Lucerne alsoKnownAs Vierwaldstättersee
Lake Lucerne hasArm Vierwaldstättersee
this entity surface form: Urnersee