The Seerücken is a
hill range
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of the northern
Swiss Plateau
The Swiss Plateau or Central Plateau (german: Schweizer Mittelland; french: plateau suisse; it, altopiano svizzero) is one of the three major landscapes in Switzerland, lying between the Jura Mountains and the Swiss Alps. It covers about 30% of ...
, located in the canton of
Thurgau
Thurgau (; french: Thurgovie; it, Turgovia), anglicized as Thurgovia, more formally the Canton of Thurgau, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of five districts and its capital is Frauenfeld.
Thurgau is part ...
. On its north side it overlooks the
Untersee branch of
Lake Constance
Lake Constance (german: Bodensee, ) refers to three Body of water, bodies of water on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps: Upper Lake Constance (''Obersee''), Lower Lake Constance (''Untersee''), and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, ca ...
.
The summit area of the Seerücken consists of a 700-metre-high plateau, where are the hamlets of
Reutenen
Homburg is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
History
Homburg is first mentioned in 899 as ''Hohenperc''. In 1243 it was mentioned as ''de Honburch''. From the Middle Ages until 1798 it was par ...
and Salen. The culminating point (721 m) is located at Büürer Holz, south of Reutenen.
See also
*
List of most isolated mountains of Switzerland
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References
Mountains of Thurgau
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of Switzerland under 1000 metres
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