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Schwarzsee

Coordinates: 46°39′55″N 7°16′50″E / 46.66528°N 7.28056°E / 46.66528; 7.28056
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Schwarzsee
Lac Noir
Lèc d'Omène (Arpitan)
Schwarzsee is located in Canton of Fribourg
Schwarzsee
Schwarzsee
Schwarzsee is located in Switzerland
Schwarzsee
Schwarzsee
Schwarzsee is located in Alps
Schwarzsee
Schwarzsee
LocationCanton of Fribourg
Coordinates46°39′55″N 7°16′50″E / 46.66528°N 7.28056°E / 46.66528; 7.28056
Primary inflowsEuschelsbach, Seeweidbach
Primary outflowsWarme Sense
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Max. length1.4 km (0.87 mi)
Max. width0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Surface area0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Max. depth10 m (33 ft)
Surface elevation1,046 m (3,432 ft)
SettlementsPlaffeien
Websitehttps://www.schwarzsee.ch
Location
Map
Interactive map of Schwarzsee

Schwarzsee (German: [ˈʃvartszeː]) or Lac Noir (French: [lak nwaʁ]; English: "Black Lake";[1][2][3] rarely Lac Domène; Arpitan: Lèc d'Omène [ˈle dɔˈmɛn(ə)] ), is a small lake in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland with an area of 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi). The lake in the Swiss Prealps is bordered by the peaks of Schwyberg (1,628 m) in the West, Les Reccardets (1,923 m) and Spitzfluh (1,951 m) in the South, as well as Kaiseregg (2,185 m).

La vallée du Lac Noir
Aerial view from 2000 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1925)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tissot, Victor. 2007. Unknown Switzerland. New York: A. D. F. Randolph & Co., p. 346.
  2. ^ Michelin Tyre Public Limited Company. 2001. Switzerland. London: News Chronicle Book Department, p. 148.
  3. ^ Switzerland Tourism. 2017. Schwarzsee, Fribourg Region.
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  • Media related to Schwarzsee, lake in Fribourg at Wikimedia Commons
  • Schwarzsee.ch (in English, German, and French) tourism information
  • Schwarzsee in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.