Lake Biel - Bielersee

The Lake Biel (French. Lac de Bienne) is one of the three large Jura lakes in the Switzerland. The region in which it is located becomes appropriate Zealand called and belongs to Mittelland.

The lake has an area of ​​39.3 km² and is 15 km long and a maximum of 4.1 km wide. Its maximum depth is 74 meters and it holds around 1.12 cubic kilometers of water. This has a retention time of around 58 days.

In the north it comes up against the mountain ranges of the Jura, on whose steep slopes viticulture is practiced.

places

Map of Lake Biel

Since the lake is on the language border, most places have a German and a French name. However, not all of them are in use anymore. That is why only the common ones are written in bold, only municipalities are linked.

  • Alfermée, Municipality of Tüscherz-Alfermée
  • 1 BielWebsite of this institutionBiel in the encyclopedia WikipediaBiel in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsBiel (Q1034) in the Wikidata database(Bienne) -
  • 2 ErlachWebsite of this institutionErlach in the encyclopedia WikipediaErlach in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsErlach (Q69453) in the Wikidata database(Cerlier) -
  • Gaicht - Jugy, Twann municipality
  • Gerolfingen
  • 3 HagneckHagneck in the encyclopedia WikipediaHagneck in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsHagneck (Q67546) in the Wikidata database -
  • 4 IpsachWebsite of this institutionIpsach in the Wikipedia encyclopediaIpsach in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsIpsach (Q69460) in the Wikidata database -
  • 5 Le LanderonWebsite of this institutionLe Landeron in the Wikipedia encyclopediaLe Landeron in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryLe Landeron (Q70204) in the Wikidata databaseLands -
  • 6 LigerzWebsite of this institutionLigerz in the Wikipedia encyclopediaLigerz in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsLigerz (Q69495) in the Wikidata database(Gléresse) -
  • 7 LüscherzWebsite of this institutionLüscherz in the encyclopedia WikipediaLüscherz in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsLüscherz (Q69491) in the Wikidata database(Locras) -
  • 8 MörigenWebsite of this institutionMörigen in the encyclopedia WikipediaMörigen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMörigen (Q69467) in the Wikidata database(Morenges) -
  • 9 La NeuvevilleWebsite of this institutionLa Neuveville in the Wikipedia encyclopediaLa Neuveville in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryLa Neuveville (Q69476) in the Wikidata databaseNeuenstadt -
  • 10 NidauWebsite of this institutionNidau ​​in the encyclopedia WikipediaNidau ​​in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsNidau ​​(Q13209) in the Wikidata database -
  • Sheepis - Chavanne, La Neuveville municipality
  • Schernelz - Cernaux Twann municipality
  • 11 Sutz-LattrigenWebsite of this institutionSutz-Lattrigen in the encyclopedia WikipediaSutz-Lattrigen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSutz-Lattrigen (Q69463) in the Wikidata database -
  • 12 TauffelenWebsite of this institutionTäuffelen in the encyclopedia WikipediaTäuffelen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsTäuffelen (Q69443) in the Wikidata database -
  • Tüscherz - Daucher
  • 13 TwannWebsite of this institutionTwann in the Wikipedia encyclopediaTwann in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsTwann (Q652980) in the Wikidata database(Douanne) -
  • 14 VinelzWebsite of this institutionVinelz in the Wikipedia encyclopediaVinelz in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsVinelz (Q67084) in the Wikidata database(Fénil) -
  • 15 VingelzVingelz in the encyclopedia WikipediaVingelz (Q2527058) in the Wikidata database(Vigneules) -
  • Wingreis - vingras, Twann municipality
  • Saint Peters Island - Ile Saint-PierreErlach and Twann municipality

Except for Le Landeron, the one for the canton Neuchâtel belongs, all other municipalities belong to the canton Bern.

Other goals

  • The peninsula, St. Petersinsel

background

To first Jura water correction in 1878, the Aare flowed past the Bielersee, and as a result the lake had a strongly fluctuating lake level, which is not so pronounced nowadays. The main tributary today is the Aare, which flows into Lake Biel at Hagneck, the Zihl, which flows from Lake Neuchâtel into Lake Biel, has been developed into a navigable canal. The other two larger tributaries are the Twannbach and the Schüss. The Aare leaves Lake Biel through the Nidau-Büren Canal, the name of which is derived from the start and end point.

getting there

By train

The easiest way to get to Biel is because the train station is a small junction in the narrow Swiss railway network. There are direct trains from Basel, Bern, Lausanne, Geneva and Zurich.

The SBB's southern Jura footline runs along the north bank; the larger towns have their own train stations. The narrow-gauge Aare Seeland, the former Biel-Täuffeln-Ins Bahn, travels along the south bank.

In the street

From Basel via the A2 motorway, at the Härkingen junction, change to the A1 in the direction of Bern. You leave this at the Luterbach junction to get on the A5, which leads via Solothurn to Biel.

The A5 autobahn was to be built on the north bank of Lake Biel. Between Biel and Landeron, however, it is not yet completed, so you drive on main road number 5 on this section.

The A6 motorway / autostrasse leads from Bern, which joins the A16 at Biel-Süd, which forms Biel's southern bypass and then leads into the Jura. There are no major main roads along the south bank.

mobility

Scheduled boats not only operate on Lake Biel, but also to Solothurn (Aare), through the Zihl Canal into Lake Neuchâtel Neuchâtel or further through the Broye Canal into the Murten lake MurtenThere are train and bus lines around the lake. Circumnavigating the lake by bike is possible without any problems. However, there is a very busy road on the north bank, which has at least one two-wheeled lane, usually even a cycle path, but this section of the route cannot be described as family-friendly.

Tourist Attractions

  • St. Peters Island
  • Many pile dwellings have been found around the Bieersee.
  • Biel
  • Twann with the Twannbach Gorge
  • La Neuville

activities

  • A Three lakes tour, from Biel to Murten and back.
  • A hike from Erlach over the Heideweg to St.Petersinsel.
  • The lake naturally invites you to various water sports activities in summer.

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