Lake Zurich

Summary

Lake Zurich is a lake^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lake Zurich is located in Canton of Zürich^[3].
• Lake Zurich is located in Canton of Schwyz^[4].
• Lake Zurich is located in Canton of St. Gallen^[5].
• Lake Zurich is in the country of Switzerland^[6].
• Lake Zurich's image is recorded as Zuerichsee.jpg^[7].
• Lake Zurich's instance of is recorded as lake^[8].
• Lake Zurich's instance of is recorded as area not part of a municipality of Switzerland^[9].
• Zurich is named after Lake Zurich^[10].
• Lake Zurich's inflows is recorded as Linth^[11].
• Lake Zurich's inflows is recorded as Jona^[12].
• Lake Zurich's inflows is recorded as Aabach^[13].
• Lake Zurich's inflows is recorded as Wägitaler Aa^[14].
• Lake Zurich's inflows is recorded as Hornbach^[15].
• Lake Zurich's inflows is recorded as Wolfbach (Limmat)^[16].
• Lake Zurich's inflows is recorded as Rapperswil city stream^[17].
• Lake Zurich's inflows is recorded as Küsnachter Tobel^[18].
• Lake Zurich's outflows is recorded as Limmat^[19].
• Lake Zurich's basin country is recorded as Switzerland^[20].
• Lake Zurich's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 170021240^[21].
• Lake Zurich's GND ID is recorded as 4068043-5^[22].
• Lake Zurich's GND ID is recorded as 4068044-7^[23].
• Lake Zurich's locator map image is recorded as Karte Zürichsee.png^[24].
• Lake Zurich's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85150068^[25].
• Lake Zurich's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 152228996^[26].
• Lake Zurich's IdRef ID is recorded as 032357788^[27].

Body

Geography

Lake Zurich is in the country of Switzerland^[6]. Located in include Canton of Zürich^[3], a canton of Switzerland^[28], in Switzerland^[29], founded in 1351^[30]; Canton of Schwyz^[4], a canton of Switzerland^[31], in Switzerland^[32], founded in 1240^[33]; and Canton of St. Gallen^[5], a canton of Switzerland^[34], in Switzerland^[35], founded in 1803^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Lake Zurich's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+88.66'}^[37]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+406'}^[38]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+42'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lake^[8] and area not part of a municipality of Switzerland^[9].

History and Context

Zurich is named after Lake Zurich^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lake Zurich include it left-bank railway line^[40], a railway line^[41], in Switzerland^[42].

Why It Matters

Lake Zurich ranks in the top 1% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for it include it left-bank railway line^[40], a railway line^[41], in Switzerland^[42].