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Bätzimatt
Buechberg (also Buchberg) is an elongated molasse hill in the Canton (Switzerland), Swiss cantons of Canton of Schwyz, Schwyz and Canton of St. Gallen, St. Gallen on Obersee (Zürichsee), Obersee lakeshore. Geography The Molasse hill is a remain of the last glacial period in Switzerland. Situated on the southeastern Obersee (Zürichsee), Obersee lakeshore, the hill is situated on the area of the municipalities of Tuggen and Wangen SZ, Wangen−Nuolen in the canton of Schwyz, bordered by the lakeshore area in the canton of St. Gallen and by the Linth river towards Schmerikon. The highest elevation is about at the southwestern end of the hill, overlooking the Linth and Obersee area at around sea level. The commonly called ''Bollingen Sandstone'' since centuries is used for the construction of buildings, among them the Einsiedeln Abbey and the St. Gallen Abbey, as well as for the construction of ''Fraumünster'' and ''Grossmünster'' in Zürich; the quarries are still in use. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obersee (Zürichsee)
The Obersee ("upper lake") is the smaller of the two parts of ''Zürichsee'' (Lake Zurich) in the cantons of Canton of St. Gallen, St. Gallen and Canton of Schwyz, Schwyz in Switzerland. Geography ''Zürichsee'' is the common name for the ''lower'' (''Untersee'') northwestern section of , while the smaller southeastern ''upper'' (''Obersee'') lake area measures , separated by the Seedamm causeway, a Molasse formation connecting Rapperswil with the Hurden peninsula. Before 1951 the annual water level fluctuated more than , but since then the water level is strictly regulated and therefore between summer and winter differs an average of . The average lake level is now at 406 metres above sea level, while ''Obersee'' and ''Untersee'' differ by only . The ''Seedamm'' between Rapperswil and Hurden was used since about 5,000 years as a Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden, historical lake crossing. Since the 1870s a partially artificial road causeway and two bridges were added, to cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
