Gerzensee (lake)

Nature reserve

The Gerzensee is a lake between the villages Gerzensee, mill village and parish village in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.

Its water level is at an average altitude of 603 meters above the sea. The lake is deep at normal water level on average about 8.5 m and a maximum of 11 m and has an area of 0.25 km ², making it one of the medium-sized Alpine foothills lakes in Switzerland.

Location

The Gerzensee is located on the southeast slope of Belpberg between the Aare Valley and the Gürbental in a hundred meters above the two valleys lying, hilly landscape. Its northern half is part of the territory of the municipality Gerzensee, the southern half share mill village and Kirchdorf.

Environment

Especially from the northern end, you have a good panoramic view of the Bernese Alps, and in particular the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau and sneezing and Stockhornstrasse that are reflected in the lake.

Use

The lake is a nature reserve and is in possession of the " Study Center Gerzensee " of the Swiss National Bank. He is almost around with reeds and trees (mainly birch ) skirts. There is no footpath around the lake, this is not open to the public in general. On Gerzensee there are two swimming areas, which may be used only by the population of the Anstössergemeinden but. , Boating and fishing are generally prohibited.

Geology

The Gerzensee has become known in geology through 1976 published by Eicher and Siegenthaler results of their scientific holes in the lake sediments, which have contributed significantly to our knowledge of the last sections of the Ice Age.