This is a list of islands of Switzerland. Switzerland is a landlocked country, hence all Swiss islands are located in lakes or rivers. This list also includes islands in artificial lakes (*). In these cases, the water levels may drop by a few metres at some periods of the year, thereby turning some islands into peninsulas.
| Island |
Body of water |
Municipality |
Canton |
Area (ha)[1] | Highest elevation[2] | Prominence[3] | Distance from the shore[4] |
Bridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aareinseli | Aare | Selzach | Solothurn | 1.3 | 428 m (1,404 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 50 m (160 ft) | No |
| Altstad-Insel | Lake Lucerne | Meggen | Lucerne | 0.31 | 435 m (1,427 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 50 m (160 ft) | No |
| Bälliz | Aare | Thun | Bern | 5.4 | Yes | |||
| Bauschänzli | Limmat | Zurich | Zurich | Yes | ||||
| Chaviolas | Lake Sils | Sils | Graubünden | 0.34 | 1,809 m (5,935 ft) | 12 m (39 ft) | 200 m (660 ft) | No |
| Chillon | Lake Geneva | Veytaux | Vaud | 10 m (30 ft) | Yes | |||
| Entlibühl | Lake Constance | Gottlieben | Thurgau | 0.11 | 30 m (98 ft) | No | ||
| Fischergrieni | Aare | Stilli | Aargau | 2.65 | 328 m (1,076 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 30 m (100 ft) | No |
| Gamma Insel | Lake Sempach | Sursee | Lucerne | 0.1 | 505 m (1,657 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 150 m (490 ft) | No |
| La Grande Ile | Lake Murten | Haut-Vully | Fribourg | 0.06 | 430 m (1,411 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 60 m (200 ft) | No |
| Grien | Aare | Aarau | Aargau | 34 | No | |||
| Grien | Rhine | Koblenz | Aargau | 1.9 | No | |||
| Heidseeinseln | Lake Heidsee | Vaz/Obervaz | Graubünden | No | ||||
| Ile de la Harpe | Lake Geneva | Rolle | Vaud | 0.237 | 373 m (1,224 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 70 m (230 ft) | No |
| Ile d'Ogoz | Lake of Gruyère* | Pont-en-Ogoz | Fribourg | 0.5 | 688 m (2,257 ft) | 11 m (36 ft) | 160 m (520 ft) | No |
| Île de Peilz | Lake Geneva | Villeneuve | Vaud | 0.004 | 374 m (1,227 ft) | 2 m (7 ft) | 500 m (1,640 ft) | No |
| Ile Rousseau | Rhone | Geneva | Geneva | 0.2 | 373 m (1,224 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 60 m (200 ft) | Yes |
| Insel Rheinau | Rhine | Rheinau | Zürich | 3.47 | 358 m (1,175 ft) | 5 m (16 ft) | 40 m (130 ft) | Yes |
| Inseli | Lake Zug | Zug | Zug | 0.02 | 414 m (1,358 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 100 m (330 ft) | No |
| Isola di Giornico | Ticino | Giornico | Ticino | 0.67 | 358 m (1,175 ft) | 5 m (16 ft) | ^ | Yes |
| L'île | Rhone | Geneva | Geneva | 1.25 | 374 m (1,227 ft) | 34 m (110 ft) | Yes | |
| Lützelau | Lake Zurich | Freienbach | Schwyz | 3.5 | 414 m (1,358 ft) | 8 m (26 ft) | 400 m (1,310 ft) | No |
| Roggenburg[5] | Lake Lauerz | Lauerz | Schwyz | 0.075 | 448 m (1,470 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 80 m (260 ft) | No |
| Ruppoldingen | Aare | Olten | Solothurn | Yes | ||||
| Saffa-Insel | Lake Zurich | Zürich | Zürich | 0.3 | 407 m (1,335 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 30 m (100 ft) | Yes |
| San Pancrazio (Brissago Islands) | Lake Maggiore | Brissago, Ronco sopra Ascona | Ticino | 2.25 | 200 m (656 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | 1,040 m (3,410 ft) | No[a] |
| Sant'Apollinare (Brissago Islands) | Lake Maggiore | Brissago, Ronco sopra Ascona | Ticino | 0.7 | 200 m (656 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | 930 m (3,050 ft) | No |
| Schacheninseli | Aare | Villnachern | Aargau | 88 | Yes | |||
| Schlossinseli | Lake Mauensee | Mauensee | Lucerne | 1.5 | 512 m (1,680 ft) | 8 m (26 ft) | 50 m (160 ft) | Yes |
| Schnäggeninseli | Lake Brienz | Iseltwald | Berne | 0.165 | 570 m (1,870 ft) | 6 m (20 ft) | 300 m (980 ft) | No |
| Schnittlauchinsel | Lake Walen | Quarten | St. Gallen | 0.08 | 420 m (1,378 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 320 m (1,050 ft) | No |
| Schönenwerd | Lake Zurich | Richterswil | Zürich | 0.15 | 407 m (1,335 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 230 m (750 ft) | No |
| Schwanau | Lake Lauerz | Lauerz | Schwyz | 0.57 | 469 m (1,539 ft) | 22 m (72 ft) | 120 m (390 ft) | No |
| St. Peter's Island | Lake Biel | Twann | Bern | 150 | 474 m (1,555 ft) | 45 m (148 ft) | 30 m (100 ft) | Yes |
| Ufenau | Lake Zurich | Freienbach | Schwyz | 11.26 | 423 m (1,388 ft) | 17 m (56 ft) | 900 m (2,950 ft) | No[b] |
| Vogelraupfi | Aare | Bannwil | Bern | 1.4 | No | |||
| Werd | Lake Constance | Eschenz | Thurgau | 1.59 | 398 m (1,306 ft) | 2 m (7 ft) | 120 m (390 ft) | Yes |
| Werdinsel | Limmat | Zürich | Zürich | 7.9 | 398 m (1,306 ft) | 2 m (7 ft) | 20 m (70 ft) | Yes |
| Unnamed islet[6] | Lake Wohlen* | Frauenkappelen | Bern | 0.82 | 482 m (1,581 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 40 m (130 ft) | No |
| Unnamed islet[7] | Lake of Gruyère* | Pont-en-Ogoz | Fribourg | 1.2 | 682 m (2,238 ft) | 5 m (16 ft) | 100 m (330 ft) | No |
| Unnamed islet[8] | Lake of Gruyère* | Pont-la-Ville | Fribourg | 678 m (2,224 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 280 m (920 ft) | No | |
| Unnamed islet[9] | Lake of Gruyère* | Pont-la-Ville | Fribourg | 678 m (2,224 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 120 m (390 ft) | No | |
| Unnamed islet[10] | Lake of Gruyère* | Corbières | Fribourg | 678 m (2,224 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 100 m (330 ft) | No | |
| Unnamed islet | Lake Hinterstockensee | Erlenbach im Simmental | Bern | 0.32 | 1,602 m (5,256 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | 20 m (70 ft) | No |
| Unnamed islet | Lake Caumasee | Flims | Graubünden | 0.3 | 1,000 m (3,281 ft) | 3 m (10 ft) | 40 m (130 ft) | No |
| Unnamed islet | Lake Moesola | Mesocco | Graubünden | 2,069 m (6,788 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | 50 m (160 ft) | No | |
| Unnamed islet | Lake Totensee | Obergoms | Valais | 2,162 m (7,093 ft) | 2 m (7 ft) | 80 m (260 ft) | No | |
| Unnamed islet | Lake Tannensee* | Kerns | Obwalden | 1,977 m (6,486 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 80 m (260 ft) | No | |
| Unnamed islet[11] | Lake Sils | Sils | Graubünden | 1,798 m (5,899 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 140 m (460 ft) | No | |
| Unnamed islet | Lake Klingnauersee* | Böttstein | Aargau | No | ||||
| Islands at the confluence of Aar, Reuss and Limmat | Aare | Gebenstorf, Turgi | Argau | No | ||||
| Unnamed islet | Doubs | Epiquerez | Jura | No | ||||
| Unnamed islet | Lake Mauensee | Mauensee | Lucerne | 505 m (1,657 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 120 m (390 ft) | No | |
| Unnamed islet | Lake Mauensee | Mauensee | Lucerne | 505 m (1,657 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 180 m (590 ft) | No | |
| Unnamed islet | Lake Mauensee | Mauensee | Lucerne | 505 m (1,657 ft) | 1 m (3 ft) | 50 m (160 ft) | No |
| Colors |
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| Islands in lakes |
| Islands in rivers |
See also
Notes
- The island has a landing stage served by ships of Navigazione Laghi
- The island has a landing stage served by ships of the Lake Zurich navigation company
References
- Retrieved from de:Liste von Schweizer Inseln
- Height above sea level
- Height above lake or river level
- Approximation
- 50 metre-long islet south of Schwanau
- 170 metre-long islet between Talmatt and Wohlei
- 400 metre-long islet south of La Cantine
- 60 metre-long islet south-west of the Ile d'Ogoz
- 30 metre-long islet south-east of the Ile d'Ogoz
- 30 metre-long islet west of Corbières
- 40 metre-long islet west of Chaviolas
External links
- Inseln in der Schweiz (PDF-Format) - Directory with information for visitors (German language)
- Verzeichnis der Inseln List with map and coordinates.