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Riffelsee

alpine lake above the town of Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
LakeBodyOfWater lake Q672967
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Summary

Riffelsee is a lake[1]. Riffelsee ranks in the top 4% of lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Zermatt[3]
  • Country: Switzerland[4]
  • Basin country: Switzerland[5]
  • Commons category: Riffelsee[6]
  • Official name: Riffelsee[7]
  • Length: 0.1 km[8]
  • Elevation above sea level: 2770 m[9], 2757 m[10]
  • Area: 0.0045 km²[11]
  • Width: 0.05 km[12]
  • Watershed area: 0.2 km²[13]
  • Vertical depth: 4 m[14]

Why It Matters

Riffelsee has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Riffelsee is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Q141593662. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 4d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Watershed area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.2'}
    Width → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.05'}
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 45.983333, 'lon': 7.762222}
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2770'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2757'}
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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