Ägelsee (or Egelsee) is a small
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
in the municipality of
Zeiningen
Zeiningen is a municipality in the district of Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Geography
Zeiningen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 43.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.2% is forested. Of the rest o ...
, Canton of
Aargau
Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capita ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. The 7500 m
2 nature preserve is an
amphibian spawning area of national importance.
External links
*http://www.nvzeiningen.ch
Lakes of Aargau
Lakes of Switzerland
Protected areas of Switzerland
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