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Obersee

lake on Oberseealp in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland
LakeBodyOfWater lake Q671751
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Summary

Obersee is a lake[1]. Obersee ranks in the top 4% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canton of Glarus[3]
  • Country: Switzerland[4]
  • Basin country: Switzerland[5]
  • Commons category: Obersee (Glarus)[6]
  • Official name: Obersee[7]
  • Different from: Ober[8]
  • Elevation above sea level: 983 m[9]

Why It Matters

Obersee has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] Obersee is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Q141593662. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Q141593662. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Obersee. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/obersee-q671751
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Ober
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 47.08695, 'lon': 9.0137777777778}
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+983'}
    Basin country → Switzerland
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||mul */ source for height, default label, official name from swisstopo data ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot|swisstopo task]])"
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