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Lake Murten

Murten's intact medieval ramparts and the 1476 Battle of Morat against Charles the Bold both took place on its shore.

Area
22 km²
Max depth
46 m
Elevation
429 m
Canton
Fribourg, Vaud
Towns
Murten/Morat

Source: en.wikipedia.org

46.9330° N 7.0830° E · FribourgRelief interpolated · not a survey mapOpen the full map

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Keepforgettingmypassworld, Thomas Woodtli, BLACK IBEX, Jean-Paul Wettstein · Wikimedia Commons + Pexels · CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY-SA 2.0

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  5. Lake Brienz29 km²Lake
  6. Lake Sempach14 km²Lake

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