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The largest wholly Swiss lake is Lake Neuchâtel. The remaining lakes over 100 km 2 (39 sq mi) are Lake Maggiore and Lake Lucerne. In total 103 lakes exist that are more than 30 ha (74 acres) in surface area, and a considerable number of smaller lakes. All these lakes are found in the four major river basins of Switzerland: Rhine, Rhone, Po and ...
The opening of the highway linking Geneva with Lausanne brought many commuters to this once-quiet place. It is only since the mid-1980s that Gland has started to grow into a town with its own businesses and shopping centers. Geography Gland and Lake Geneva. Gland has an area, as of 2009, of 8.3 square kilometers (3.2 sq mi).
Lake Geneva is the largest body of water in Switzerland, and greatly exceeds in size all others that are connected with the main valleys of the Alps. It is in the shape of a crescent, with the horns pointing south, the northern shore being 95 km (59 mi), the southern shore 72 km (45 mi) in length.
The Villa Diodati is a mansion in the village of Cologny near Lake Geneva in Switzerland, notable because Lord Byron rented it and stayed there with Dr. John Polidori in the summer of 1816. Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Mary’s stepsister Claire Clairmont, who had rented a house nearby, were frequent visitors.
Lausanne is located at the limit between the extensive wine-growing regions of Lavaux (to the east) and la Côte (to the west). Lausanne has an area, as of 2012-2014, of 41.38–41.37 square kilometers (15.98–15.97 sq mi) (depending on calculation method).
The Société Nautique de Genève is a yacht club based in Geneva ( Switzerland ). It was founded in 1872 with the goal of developing nautical sports and high level sailors. Currently the club has about 3000 members. The club held the America's Cup from 2003 until 2010, staging one successful defense in 2007 with its Alinghi syndicate.
426 – Geneva becomes capital of the Kingdom of the Burgundians. 534 – Franks in power. 563 – Tsunami on Lake Geneva. 773 - Charlemagne (Charles the Great) holds a council of war. 800 – Geneva becomes part of the Carolingian Empire (approximate date). 1032 - Geneva reverts to Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor; 1321 – Fire. 1333 – Fire.
