Lake Lucerne

View toward Uri

View of Lake Lucerne near the town of Beckenried

Lake Lucerne is a lake in central Switzerland. It is the fourth largest lake in the country. The German name is Vierwaldstättersee which means: "Lake of the Four Forested Cantons".

It is possible to travel all the way round the side of the lake by road. There are several tunnels on the way. It is very popular with tourists. There are many hotels by the lake.

• Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata gets its name because, in 1832, a music critic Ludwig Rellstab said it was like the moonlight shining on Lake Lucerne.

Lake Lucerne Media

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  View of the Urnersee from near Morschach in Uri, southwards, with Bauen on the left shore on the right

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  Passenger boat on the Urnersee with the view of the Axenstrasse

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  A Nauen (barge) in use on the lake

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  The Lake of the four Cantons by Alexandre Calame, c. 1850, National Museum, Warsaw

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  Stanserhorn behind Lake Lucerne

Other websites

• Waterlevels Lake Lucerne Archived 2007-11-27 at the Wayback Machine at Brunnen
• Waterlevels Lake Lucerne Archived 2007-11-27 at the Wayback Machine at Lucerne
• Lake Lucerne Region Archived 2012-11-22 at the Wayback Machine