Niederriedsee

#1747 among destinations in Switzerland

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Niederriedsee is a reservoir formed by the Niederried dam on the Aar River in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. It is named after the nearby village Niederried bei Kallnach. ()

Alternative names: Maximum depth: 26 ftElevation: 1516 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 46°59'52"N, 7°14'28"E

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BernSwitzerland

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Niederriedsee – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Biel, Lake Wohlen, Chutzen, Frienisberg Abbey.

6.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Biel
171 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Switzerland's Jura region, Lake Biel is a serene and picturesque destination that beckons with its tranquil waters and vineyard-clad shores. This glacial lake, measuring approximately 40 square kilometers, is the third-largest in Switzerland...
4.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Wohlen
111 min walk • Lake Wohlen is a reservoir in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. Its surface is approximately 3.65 km² and its maximum depth is 20 m. It lies between the towns of Bremgarten bei Bern and Mühleberg. Lake Wohlen was completed in 1920.
4.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Chutzen
104 min walk • The Chutzen is a wooded hill of the Swiss Plateau, located halfway between Lake Biel and Bern. It lies south of the village of Frienisberg and belongs to the municipality of Seedorf.
4.7 miNE
Monastery
Frienisberg Abbey
120 min walk • Frienisberg Abbey is a former Cistercian religious house in the Swiss municipality of Seedorf in the Canton of Bern.
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lobsigensee
91 min walk • Lobsigensee is a lake at Lobsigen in Seedorf, Berne, Switzerland. Its surface area is 1.73 ha. On the northwestern shore there are remains of a neolithic settlement that is now part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps, an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2 miW
Aquarium, Zoo
Papiliorama
51 min walk • The Papiliorama is a special zoo in Kerzers in the canton of Fribourg, which focuses particularly on keeping butterflies and moths. However, it also shows a variety of animals from the South American rainforest and the Amazon region.
6.3 miSW
Convention center, Forts and castles
Löwenberg Castle, Murten
162 min walk • Löwenberg Castle or Château de la Motte is a castle in the municipality of Murten of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3.6 miNE
Forts and castles
Aarberg Castle, Aarberg
91 min walk • Aarberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Aarberg in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
3.8 miN
Area
Kappelen, Aarberg
97 min walk • Kappelen is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
5.6 miE
Watermill
Hofenmühle
142 min walk • The Hofenmühle is an 18th-century water mill in the municipality of Wohlen near Bern, Switzerland. The existence of the mill, which is private property, is attested since 1719. After the 1920 damming of the River Aar that created the Wohlensee reservoir, the water wheel was replaced with a Brown, Boveri & Cie turbine.
5.7 miE
Locality
Wohlen bei Bern
145 min walk • Wohlen bei Bern is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Niederriedsee

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Niederriedsee – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)