Lake Zurich Attractions
Lake Zurich (in German Zürichsee), which was gouged out by the Linth glacier during the last Ice Age, extends for a total length of 39km/24mi in a beautiful pre-Alpine setting. With a maximum width of 4km/2mi, it has an area of 88 sq. km/34 sq. mi (Unterer See 68 sq. km/26 sq. mi, Obersee 20 sq. km/8 sq. mi) and a depth of up to 143 m/469ft. Its principal tributary, the Linth, rises in Glarus, flows through the Walensee and continues into Lake Zurich as a canal.
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The lake is drained at the northwest end by the Limmat which flows into the Aare. Although the lake lies in a densely populated region, with about a million inhabitants of the cantons of Zürich, St Gallen and Schwyz living on its shores, a third of its shoreline is still freely accessible.
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Boat services
The passenger boat services on Lake Zurich are operated with modern motor vessels and also old steamships. They serve both shores as far as Rapperswill from Easter to October and, in the high season, also the Obersee.
Further attractions: from May to October every Tuesday there are culinary evening trips (e.g. a "fondue cruise"); a cruise with dancing to a live orchestra from June to September, and many more. Trips on the river Limmat: There are daily timetabled services from the Schweizerisches Landesmuseum (near the main station) to Zurichhorn- See-restaurant Enge and back to the Schweizerisches Landesmuseum.
Further attractions: from May to October every Tuesday there are culinary evening trips (e.g. a "fondue cruise"); a cruise with dancing to a live orchestra from June to September, and many more. Trips on the river Limmat: There are daily timetabled services from the Schweizerisches Landesmuseum (near the main station) to Zurichhorn- See-restaurant Enge and back to the Schweizerisches Landesmuseum.
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