Lake Morat

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Lake Morat is a small glacial lake on the Swiss Plateau, known for its scenic vineyards, medieval lakeside town of Murten/Morat, and popular recreational activities such as swimming, sailing, and cycling.

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Label Occurrences
Lake Morat canonical 10
Lake Morat (Murtensee) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lake
tourist attraction
averageElevation about 429 metres above sea level
basinCountry Switzerland
climateZone temperate climate
connectedTo Lake Biel
linked to: Lake of Biel

Lake Neuchâtel
country Switzerland
hasActivity boating
fishing
hiking along lakeshore
stand-up paddleboarding
hasFeature beaches and bathing areas
gentle sloping shores
glacial origin
vineyard-covered hillsides
hasLanguageRegion French-speaking region
German-speaking region
hasNearbyHistoricalSite Battle of Murten battlefield area
hasShoreOn Morat
Murten
inflow Broye River
linked to: Broye
knownFor cycling
medieval lakeside town of Murten
recreational swimming
sailing
scenic vineyards
wine-growing region around Vully
locatedIn Seeland region
Swiss Plateau
canton of Fribourg
canton of Vaud
linked to: Canton of Vaud
locatedNear town of Morat
town of Murten
linked to: Murten
maximumDepth about 45 metres
nearbySettlement Avenches
Faoug
Môtier
Praz
Sugiez
outflow Broye Canal
partOf Aare river basin
linked to: Aare basin

Three-Lakes region of Switzerland
linked to: Lake Biel region
surfaceArea about 22.8 square kilometres
usedFor drinking water supply locally
irrigation of vineyards
waterType freshwater

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canton of Vaud hasLakeShoreOn Lake Morat
Zihl River drains Lake Morat
Zihl River connects Lake Morat
Avenches locatedNear Lake Morat
Môtier locatedNear Lake Morat (Murtensee)
linked to: Lake Morat
Broye-Vully district bordersLake Lake Morat
subject linked to: Broye-Vully district (Vaud)
Battle of Morat associatedWith Lake Morat
See District namedAfter Lake Morat
See District locatedNear Lake Morat