Walensee

Walensee
Lake Walen
Lake Walenstadt
Aerial view from the east
Walensee is located in Canton of St. Gallen
Walensee
Walensee
Walensee is located in Canton of Glarus
Walensee
Walensee
Walensee is located in Switzerland
Walensee
Walensee
Walensee is located in Alps
Walensee
Walensee
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LocationSt. Gallen, Glarus
Coordinates47°7′N 9°12′E / 47.117°N 9.200°E / 47.117; 9.200
Primary inflowsLinth (Escherkanal), Seez, Murgbach
Primary outflowsLinth canal
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Surface area24.19 km2 (9.34 sq mi)
Average depth104.7 m (344 ft)
Max. depth151 m (495 ft)
Water volume2.5 km3 (2,000,000 acre⋅ft)
Residence time1.45 years
Surface elevation419 m (1,375 ft)
IslandsSchnittlauchinsel
SettlementsWalenstadt, Weesen, Quinten, Quarten, Murg
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Lake Walen, also known as Lake Walenstadt or Walensee (German pronunciation: [ˈvaːln̩ˌzeː] ), is one of the larger lakes in Switzerland. Located in the east of the country, about two thirds of its area are in the canton of St. Gallen and about one third in the canton of Glarus.

Its name means 'Lake of the Walhaz' (German: See der Welschen), since in the early Middle Ages Lake Walen formed the linguistic border between the Alemanni, who settled in the west, and the Romansh people, the Walhaz (Welschen), in the east.[1]

  1. ^ Walch, Gertrud (1996). Orts- und Flurnamen des Kantons St. Gallen. Bausteine zu einem Glarner Namenbuch. Schaffhausen. p. 266.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)