Mauensee
Encyclopedia
Mauensee is a lake
in the canton of Lucerne
, Switzerland
, near the town Mauensee
. Mauensee Castle is built on an islet in the 0.55 km² (136 acre
) large lake. It was built in 1605 for the Pfyffer family.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in the canton of Lucerne
Canton of Lucerne
Lucerne is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population of the canton is . , the population included 57,268 foreigners, or about 15.8% of the total population. The cantonal capital is Lucerne.-History:...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, near the town Mauensee
Mauensee, Lucerne
Mauensee is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.-Geography:Mauensee has an area of . Of this area, 68.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.8% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...
. Mauensee Castle is built on an islet in the 0.55 km² (136 acre
Acre
The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...
) large lake. It was built in 1605 for the Pfyffer family.