List of islands of Switzerland

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
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
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
Ile 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	Zurich	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	Zurich	Zurich	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
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 Walensee	Quarten	St. Gallen	0.08	420 m (1,378 ft)	1 m (3 ft)	320 m (1,050 ft)	No
Schönenwerd	Lake Zurich	Richterswil	Zurich	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
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	Zurich	Zurich	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
Islands in lakes
Islands in rivers

San Pancrazio and Sant'Apollinare (Brissago Islands) are the farthest islands from the mainland.

See also

• List of lakes of Switzerland
• List of rivers of Switzerland
• List of islands

References

• Swisstopo
• Google Earth

1. Retrieved from de:Liste von Schweizer Inseln
2. Height above sea level
3. Height above lake or river level
4. Approximation
5. 50 metre-long islet south of Schwanau
6. 170 metre-long islet between Talmatt and Wohlei
7. 400 metre-long islet south of La Cantine
8. 60 metre-long islet south-west of the Ile d'Ogoz
9. 30 metre-long islet south-east of the Ile d'Ogoz
10. 30 metre-long islet west of Corbières
11. 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.