Île d'Ogoz

Île d'Ogoz

View from the north side
Location in Switzerland
Geography
Location Lake of Gruyère
Length 130 m (430 ft)
Width 70 m (230 ft)
Highest elevation 688 m (2,257 ft)
Country
Canton Fribourg
District Gruyère

The Île d'Ogoz is an island in the Lake of Gruyère, located in the canton of Fribourg. It has a length of 130 metres and a width of about 70 metres. Its highest point is 688 metres above sea level or 11 metres above lake level (677 m). The distance from the shore is 160 metres. On the island are a ruined castle and a church.

Before the completion of the Rossens Dam, it was a promontory overlooking the valley of the Sarine. It then became an island after the valley was flooded. When the level of the lake is at its lowest, the island becomes a 500 metre-long peninsula accessible to pedestrians.

Politically the island belongs to the municipality of Pont-en-Ogoz in the district of Gruyère.

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    Coordinates: 46°41′54″N 7°06′01″E / 46.69833°N 7.10028°E / 46.69833; 7.10028

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