Greifensee

lake in the district of Uster in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland
LakeBodyOfWater lake Q14497
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Greifensee

Summary

Greifensee is a lake[1]. Greifensee ranks in the top 4% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Greifensee is located in Uster District[3].
  • Greifensee is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Greifensee's instance of is recorded as lake[5].
  • Greifensee's instance of is recorded as area not part of a municipality of Switzerland[6].
  • Greifensee's inflows is recorded as Aabach[7].
  • Greifensee's inflows is recorded as Mönchaltorfer Aa[8].
  • Greifensee's outflows is recorded as Glatt[9].
  • Greifensee's basin country is recorded as Switzerland[10].
  • Greifensee's Commons category is recorded as Greifensee[11].
  • Greifensee's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.35, 'lon': 8.6833333333333}[12].
  • Greifensee's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • Greifensee's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Greifensee'}[14].
  • Greifensee's different from is recorded as Greifensee[15].
  • Greifensee's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+6'}[16].
  • Greifensee sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+435'}[17].
  • Greifensee covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.4'}[18].
  • Greifensee covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.3'}[19].
  • Greifensee's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1.6'}[20].
  • Greifensee's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+160'}[21].
  • Greifensee's volume as quantity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25517', 'amount': '+148500000'}[22].
  • Greifensee's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+34'}[23].
  • Greifensee's drainage basin is recorded as Rhine basin[24].

Body

Geography

Greifensee is in the country of Switzerland[4]. Greifensee is located in Uster District[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.4'}[18] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8.3'}[19]. Greifensee sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+435'}[17]. Greifensee's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+6'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include lake[5] and area not part of a municipality of Switzerland[6].

Why It Matters

Greifensee ranks in the top 4% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).[2] Greifensee has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Greifensee is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Q141593662. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Q141593662. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Uster District
    Outflows → Glatt
    Different from → Greifensee
    Instance of → lake, area not part of a municipality of Switzerland
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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