Schwarzsee

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
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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)
  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.