
The Seetal is a valley in the cantons of
Lucerne
Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label= Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital o ...
and
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 capit ...
in
Switzerland. The valley descends from south to north from near
Eschenbach Eschenbach may refer to:
Places Germany
*Eschenbach (Göppingen), Göppingen district, Baden-Württemberg
*Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz, Neustadt (Waldnaab) district, Bavaria
* Eschenbach, Pommelsbrunn, a borough of Pommelsbrunn, Nürnberger Land, ...
(in the canton of Lucerne) to
Lenzburg (in the canton of Aargau), and is drained by the
Aabach and the
Ron. The valley is distinguished by
Lake Hallwil and
Lake Baldegg, from which it takes its name (''Lake Valley'').
Communities
The following municipalities lie within the Seetal:
[
* Aesch, Altwis
* ]Ballwil
Ballwil is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
History
Ballwil is first mentioned in 924 as ''Paldiwilare''.
Geography
Ballwil is located in the Seetal valley, south of Lake Baldegg.
The munic ...
, Beinwil am See, Birrwil, Boniswil
* Dürrenäsch
* Egliswil, Ermensee, Eschenbach Eschenbach may refer to:
Places Germany
*Eschenbach (Göppingen), Göppingen district, Baden-Württemberg
*Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz, Neustadt (Waldnaab) district, Bavaria
* Eschenbach, Pommelsbrunn, a borough of Pommelsbrunn, Nürnberger Land, ...
* Fahrwangen
* Hallwil, Hitzkirch, Hochdorf, Hohenrain
* Leutwil
* Meisterschwanden
* Römerswil
* Seengen, Seon, Schongau
Transport
The valley is followed throughout its length by the ''Seetalstrasse'' main road and by the Seetal railway line, which both serve to link Lucerne
Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label= Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital o ...
and Lenzburg. The railway line closely parallels the road, with many of the characteristics of a roadside tramway, and stations serve many of the villages of the valley.
References
Valleys of Switzerland
Landforms of the canton of Lucerne
Landforms of Aargau
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