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By the early 1880s Switzerland had reached agreements with France, Italy, Baden and Alsace-Lorraine (the latter two now part of Germany and France respectively). [10] By this time fishing professionally, previously done on the side by farmers, vintners and other tradesmen, had evolved into a full-time job for more of those who took to the lakes.
The Central Switzerland Motorboat Club (Motorbootclub Zentralschweiz) was established in 1980 and the Hergiswil Water Sports Club (Wassersportclub Hergiswil) in 1986. SchweizMobil has created a canoe tour across Lake Lucerne between Brunnen and Gersau.
Media in category "Featured pictures of Switzerland" The following 25 files are in this category, out of 25 total. 001 Chateau de Chillon and Dents du Midi Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg 7,952 × 5,304; 21.35 MB
[Nb 3] On this list, only the 103 largest lakes, which are over 30 hectares in area, are included. Among these, 58 are over 1.0 km 2, 17 are over 10 km 2, and just five are over 100 km 2 in area. Of these lakes, 37 are natural, 21 are natural, but are used as reservoirs, and 45 are manmade reservoirs.
This is a list of the extreme points of Switzerland. Elevation Type Point ... This page was last edited on 28 January 2025, at 02:30 (UTC).
The following is a list of rivers of Switzerland (and tributaries thereof). Included rivers flow either entirely or partly through Switzerland or along its international borders. Swiss rivers belong to five drainage basins , i.e. of the Rhine , the Rhône , the Po , the Danube or the Adige .
The Alpine lake of Oeschinen, overlooked by the Blüemlisalp and the Doldenhorn. This is a list of high-altitude lakes of Switzerland.It includes all significant lakes located either entirely or partly in Switzerland, both natural and artificial, with an area of at least 4 ha (9.9 acres) and a location at over 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level.
Tourism began in Switzerland with British mountaineers climbing the main peaks of the Bernese Alps in the early 19th century.. The Alpine Club in London was founded in 1857. . Reconvalescence in the Alpine, in particular from tuberculosis, was another important branch of tourism in the 19th and early 20th centuries: for example in Davos, Graubü