The Zeller See (
Standard German of Germany;
Swiss Standard German
Swiss Standard German (german: Schweizer Standarddeutsch), or Swiss High German (german: Schweizer Hochdeutsch or ''Schweizerhochdeutsch''), referred to by the Swiss as ''Schriftdeutsch'', or ''Hochdeutsch'', is the written form of one of four o ...
: ''Zellersee''; could be translated as "Lake of Radolfzell") is part of the
Lower Lake, the lower part 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 ...
. It lies in the bay of
Radolfzell
Radolfzell am Bodensee is a town in Germany at the western end of Lake Constance approximately 18 km northwest of Konstanz. It is the third largest town, after Constance and Singen, in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg.
Rado ...
, and between the peninsula of
Mettnau
Mettnau is a peninsula, located east of the town of Radolfzell in the western part of Lake Constance. It lies between the '' Markelfingen corner'' in the north and the '' Zeller See'' in the south and has a length of 3.5 kilometers and a width ...
to the north and the peninsula of
Höri
Höri is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal'').
History
Höri is first mentioned in as ''Hoerein''.
Geography
Höri has an area of . Of this are ...
to the south. To the west it is bounded by the ried of the
Radolfzeller Aach
The Radolfzeller Aach (also known as Hegauer Aach) is a right or north tributary of the Rhine in the south of Baden-Württemberg (Germany). It is approximately 32 km long.
Course
The source of the river is the ''Aachtopf'' in Aach, the la ...
.
The Zeller See has a maximum depth of 22 metres.
ikgb Internationale Gewässerschutzkommission für den Bodensee: Limnologischer Zustand des Bodensees, Report No. 40
p. 43
See also
*Obersee (Lake Constance)
The Obersee (German for "Upper Lake"), also known as Upper Lake Constance, is the much larger of the two parts of Lake Constance, the other part being the Untersee ("Lower Lake").
Geography
The Obersee has an area of 473 km² in size and ...
*Gnadensee
The Gnadensee is part of Lower Lake Constance (german: Untersee), the western part of the lake.
Description
The Gnadensee lies between Allensbach in the north and the island of Reichenau in the south. In the west it extends to the Mettnau peninsu ...
*Rheinsee {{infobox body of water
, name = Rheinsee
, image = Ermatingen.jpg
, caption = View of the Rheinsee near Ermatingen
, location = Baden-Württemberg
, coordinates = {{coord, 47, 39, 45, N, 08, 57, 37, E, type:landmark_region:DE-BW, format=dms, d ...
References
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Geography of Lake Constance
Lakes of Baden-Württemberg