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The Seetal is a valley in the cantons of

Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...

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 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 valley descends from south to north from near Eschenbach (in the canton of Lucerne) to

Lenzburg Lenzburg is a town in the central region of the Swiss canton Aargau and is the capital of the Lenzburg District. The town, founded in the Middle Ages, lies in the Seetal valley, about 3 kilometres south of the Aare river. Lenzburg and the neigh ...

(in the canton of Aargau), and is drained by the Aabach and the

Ron Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe ...

. The valley is distinguished by

Lake Hallwil __NOTOC__ Lake Hallwil (German: ''Hallwilersee'') is a lake largely in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, located at . It is the largest lake in Aargau and lies mostly in the districts of Lenzburg and Kulm on the southern edge of the canton. The s ...

and

Lake Baldegg __NOTOC__ Lake Baldegg (german: Baldeggersee) is a lake in the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Its area is about 5.2 km2 and its maximum depth is 69 m. See also *List of lakes of Switzerland This article contains a sortable table listin ...

, 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 munici ...

Beinwil am See Beinwil am See is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History There are traces of neolithic, Hallstatt, Roman and Alamanni settlements in or near Beinwil. However, Beinwil am See is first mentioned ...

Birrwil Birrwil is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Isolated finds of artifacts indicate settlement during the Neolithic, Roman and Alamanni eras. The beginnings of the modern town go back to an Ala ...

Boniswil Boniswil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Lenzburg (district), Lenzburg in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Boniswil is first mentioned around 1217-22 as ''Bonoltswile''. T ...

Dürrenäsch Dürrenäsch is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History While Dürrenäsch is first mentioned in 924 as ''Aske inferior'', there are traces of earlier, nearby settlements. Several, individual Halls ...

Egliswil Egliswil is a municipality and village in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History It appears that there was a Roman estate in Egliswil, though the only archeological evidence is a single Roman era grave. The ...

Ermensee Ermensee is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. History Ermensee is first mentioned in 1036 as ''Armense''. Geography Ermensee is located in the Seetal valley between Lake Hallwil and Lake Bald ...

, Eschenbach *

Fahrwangen Fahrwangen is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Prehistorical finds from various Neolithic eras, Roman and Alamanni ruins all testify to a long history of human habitation around Fahrw ...

Hallwil Hallwil is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The Castle of Hallwyl is located in the neighboring municipality Seengen. History Hallwil is first mentioned in 1167 as ''de Allewilare''. Between ...

Hitzkirch Hitzkirch is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joined Hitzkirch. On 1 January 2021, Altwis merged into Hitzkirch. ...

, Hochdorf,

Hohenrain Hohenrain is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Since January 1, 2007, Lieli has been part of the municipality.Leutwil Leutwil is a municipality in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History Leutwil is first mentioned in 1273 as ''Lutwile''. The rights to high justice in the village in the late 13th and 14th Century was held by the H ...

Meisterschwanden Meisterschwanden is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. History There were two neolithic lake side settlements, at ''Seerose'' and ''Erlenhölzli'', near the modern Meisterschwanden. Both sites ...

Römerswil Römerswil is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. History Herlisberg is first mentioned in 1173 as ''Heigesperhc''. In 1242 it was mentioned as ''Hergesberch''. Geography Römerswil is locate ...

Seengen Seengen is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Geography Seengen lies in the Seetal valley to the north of Lake Hallwil. The municipality has an area, , of . Of this area, or 51.3% is used ...

Seon Seon may refer to: * Seon, Switzerland, a municipality in the canton of Aargau * ''Seon'', a type of arranged marriage in South Korea * Korean Seon, a Zen school of Korean Buddhism * Seon (food), steamed vegetable dishes with fillings in Korean cui ...

, Schongau

Transport

The valley is followed throughout its length by the ''Seetalstrasse'' main road and by the

Seetal railway line The Seetal railway line (german: Seetalbahn) is a (standard-gauge) railway of the Swiss Federal Railways between Lenzburg and Lucerne in Switzerland. The line was opened in 1883 by the ''Lake Valley of Switzerland Railway Company'', which wa ...

, which both serve to link

and

. 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 {{Lucerne-geo-stub