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Waterfalls in Switzerland
Switzerland has 15 waterfalls on Detourmap — waterfalls, cascades and cataracts. The best known is Rhine Falls. All of them are below.
- Waterfalls
- 15
- Of nature
- 15 of 995
- Little known
- 9 of 15
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2.Reichenbach Falls
Nature · Renowned
Waterfall in Switzerland that is famous for featuring in the fictitious life of Sherlock Holmes
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6.Giessbach
Nature · Notable
Mountain stream with waterfall in Brienz in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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8.Saut du Doubs
Nature · Hidden gem
Waterfall on the Doubs river, on the border of France and Switzerland
Questions about this page
How many waterfalls are there in Switzerland?
15 on this map, out of 995 nature & landscapes in Switzerland. That is what Wikidata records with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article, so it is a floor rather than a census.
What is the best known waterfall in Switzerland?
Rhine Falls. Waterfall on the Rhein River in Switzerland.
Which waterfalls in Switzerland are the least visited?
9 of the 15 rank as little known — a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages. They sit at the bottom of the ranked list below.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.
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