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  Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Aare
Aare or Aar, longest river entirely in Switzerland, 183 mi (295 km) long, rising in the Bernese Alps and fed by several glaciers.
Windisch, town, Aargau canton, N Switzerland, on the Reuss River near its confluence with the Aare.
Cereals are grown and cattle are raised in the fertile valley of the Aare River.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Aare   (477 words)

  
 Proceedings of the second international symposium on the management of large rivers for fisheries: Volume I
Further recovery is hampered by the numerous hydropower stations that interfere with downstream fish migration, the poor habitat diversity, the lack of lateral connectivity between main channel and floodplains and the cumulative unknown effects of thousands of synthesised components in water.
River regulation began in the nineteenth century and was completed in the twentieth century with a series of weirs, locks and dams to control flooding, to produce hydropower and for shipping (Figure 2).
river branches, additional dredging is included), construction of fish passes at the existing power stations and dams (in the main stream and on the tributaries which are part of the diadro-mous-fish programme), nature improvement of more then 3 500 km of tributaries.
www.fao.org /docrep/007/ad525e/ad525e08.htm   (5654 words)

  
 Swiss Bamboo Rods Ruten   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Aare is famous for the beautiful and abundant grayling, which can be caught from september where they rise for sedge or the yellow mayfly until the end of the year, when they take tiny midges.
Apart of the grayling, there are big trout in the river (brown trout and a few rainbow trout), but there was a decline in the number of trout compared with former years.
In the summertime, when the river is usually to high to allow flyfishing, we recommend therefore other rivers in the region, the chalk streams of the Swiss Jura or one of our nice alpine rivers or lakes in the Bernese Oberland.
www.bamboorods.ch /guiding/aare.htm   (317 words)

  
 beautifulstones
This stone was found by the author in the river Aare in Switzerland in 2001.
This stone was found by the author at the river Aare in Switzerland in 1992.
Rivers on the other hand have been regarded as places where mortals can wash away their spiritual impurities, clean their souls, and thus become more vigorous, more vital.
www.suiseki-beautifulstones.blogspot.com   (8754 words)

  
 Hiking and Discovering the rivers of Switzerland, Watercastle country in the hea
This is the longest river of the South of Switzerland that has it source in the Nufenen Pass.
The Rhine is by far the longest river of the rivers of Switzerland and is actually one of the longest of Europe’s rivers because it runs from Switzerland through Lichtenstein, Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands.
This rivers source is found in a glacier that has the same name, in the region of The Fulka Pass, Grimsel, in Susten.
www.hiking-in-switzerland.com /rivers-of-Switzerland.html   (1366 words)

  
 Aare Gorge, Bibliography
Until the Aare gorge was opened for tourists, only two side gorges were passable, the "Lautere Schlauche" and the "Finstere Schlauche" by which one could reach the Aare River at approximately the middle of the gorge as it stands today.
In front of you churns the grey-green Aare and appears to be the Acheron at the gate to Orcus; one does not know from whence she comes, one does not know whereth she goes.
Towards the exit of the gorge, at a reasonable height, directly across from the floating, wooden walkway, appears a sort of nisch or grotto in the form of an elipse, a room to perfectly present the animal image that the dark Aare Gorge conjures.
www.aareschlucht.ch /english/literatur_e.htm   (485 words)

  
 Aare River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The above map of the Aare River valley in the canton of Bern highlights the villages and districts associated with the Brönnimanns.
Brönni, on the west side of the Aare, is located at the edge of the valley where the terrain starts climbing steeply into the foothills that precede the Alps.
Brönnimann was still a common name throught the Aare River Valley in the city of Bern in 1995.
vanleerplus.org /AareMap.htm   (126 words)

  
 aar - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Aare also Aar (ancient Obringa), major river, central and northern Switzerland.
The source of the Aare is in Bern Canton.
Aarau is situated on the Aare (Aar) River, in the Aare Valley at the foot of the Jura...
encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=aar   (79 words)

  
 Rhine River History and Maps
The Rhine River, whose name comes from the Celtic word renos, meaning raging flow, begins at the Rheinwaldhorn Glacier in the Swiss Alps and flows north and east approximately 820 miles (1,320 km).
The Rhine begins as a tumultuous Alpine stream churning through deep gorges, and although the river's flow is moderated somewhat as it passes through the Lake of Constance (Bodensee), the river remains a torrent westward to Basel.
At Basel the river turns north and enters the Rhine Graben, a flat-floored rift valley lying between the Vosges Mountains on the west and the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) on the east.
www.rollintl.com /roll/rhine.htm   (1910 words)

  
 Aar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It runs east to the Grimsel Hospice, and then northwest through the Haslital, forming on the way the magnificent Handegg Waterfall, 46 m (151 feet), past Guttannen, and piercing the limestone barrier of the Kirchet by a major canyon, before reaching Meiringen, situated in a plain.
Near the west end of Lake Thun, the river receives the waters of the Kander, which has just been joined by the Simme.
The river soon changes its northwesterly flow for a due westerly direction, but after receiving the Saane or Sarine it turns north until it nears Aarberg.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aar   (507 words)

  
 Rhine (Rhenus)
With a length of 1326 kilometer, the Rhine is one of the longest rivers in Europe.
From this confluence, the river flows to the Bodensee, a big lake, 150 kilometers to the north and almost 2 kilometers lower.
The Greeks and Romans hardly knew about the existence of this river until Julius Caesar reached it in 58 BCE and declared that it was the boundary between the Gallic (or Celtic) nations in the west and the Germanic tribes in the east.
www.livius.org /ra-rn/rhine/rhine.html   (1363 words)

  
 River systems   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This site of national importance is a part of the floodplain of the Aare which flows into the Rhine.
It is an old meander bend of Aare river.
The channelization of the Aare was begun in the second part of XIX century.
www.lboro.ac.uk /departments/gy/research/ermas/rivers/swiss.html   (334 words)

  
 Rhine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The River Rhine (Dutch Rijn, French Rhin, German Rhein, Italian: Reno, Romansch: Rein) is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe at 1,320 kilometres (820 miles), with an average discharge of more than 2,000 cubic meters per second.
This gorge is quite deep, and is the stretch of the river known for its many castles and vineyards.
However, in the beginning of the Pre-Roman Iron Age, ca 600 BC, the Proto-Germanic tribes crossed the Weser River and the Aller River, and expanded the whole distance to the banks of the Rhine.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Rhine   (3655 words)

  
 Bern Capital of Switzerland
Bern is a medieval city founded in 1191, on and around the River Aare.
On most days, the doors of the House of Parliament are open to the public with visitors permitted to watch the live proceedings of the parliament.
Especially in summer when the river's refreshing clean water invites you to jump in and cool off in the middle of town.
www.magicswitzerland.com /bern.htm   (491 words)

  
 Hotel Bellevue Palace - Berne Switzerland
Double Deluxe: Facing South or West with view of the Aare river and the Bernese Alps; some rooms with balcony.
Double Suite: Two bedrooms and one Salon, all can be separated with doors; some with balconies facing South or West with view of the Aare river and the Bernese Alps; two bathrooms.
Presidential Suite: Two bedrooms with two Twin Beds each, kitchen, conference room and one Salon, all can be separated with doors; two balconies facing South with view of the Aare river and the Bernese Alps; two bathrooms; highest security standards.
www.magicswitzerland.com /berne_hotels/bellevue.htm   (526 words)

  
 Switzerland Birding 1994
I birded alone twice, an afternoon along the Aare River near Bern (between the zoo and the Elfenau nature preserve) and several hours at Fanel on the shore of Lake Neuchatel.
A few of these birds were found in several locations along the Aare River where its flow was slow, as well as on Lakes Thun and Zurich (from the moving train).
Wading birds were seen at the Aare River near Walliswil (BE), at the Elfenau preserve (BE), and at Fanel.
www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/Switz94.html   (2401 words)

  
 River News international 2005
In southern Germany, hastily constructed dams on the river Danube prevented serious flood damage in the city of Regensburg, but parts of the old centre of Passau were still under water.
Lakes and rivers burst their banks from Berne to Bucharest, cutting roads, power and communications to hundreds of communities and causing damage estimated at well over $1 billion in Switzerland alone.
monoculture in the 11 km length of the river.
www.rivernet.org /prs05_05.htm   (3628 words)

  
 Andrew and Michelle Casad's Website: Switzerland and Liechtenstein   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A view from the tall bridge overlooking part of Bern and the Aare River.
View from the Museum quarter to the city centre of Bern, showing medieval houses lining the river, the Cathedral and the Aare River.
This is the side that faces the Rhine River (from where taxes were once collected) and the former enemy of the Swiss Confederation.
www.nd.edu /~acasad/europe/switzerland.html   (1488 words)

  
 River Aare- Bern, Switzerland - VirtualTourist.com
The Aare,is the longest river entirely in Switzerland,it is 295 Km long,rising in the Bernese Alps and feding with a few glaciers also.
There, the river is quiet large and flat, so you can walk in the water.
Typically, the river is a milky blue from the calcium it carries from the mountains of the Berner Oberland, and it is FAST.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Switzerland/Kanton_Bern/Bern-692592/Things_To_Do-Bern-River_Aare-R-1.html   (964 words)

  
 Bern : Planning a Trip | Frommers.com
Altstadt This is the heart of Bern, lying inside a bend of the Aare River.
One of the most scenic runs along the banks of the Aare through the English gardens, the Dählhölzli Zoological Gardens, Elfenau Park, and the Bremgarten woods.
For jogging and running, the best spots are the Aare River Run (Dalmaziquai), stretching 4km (2 1/4 miles), or the Aare River Run -- Bear Pits, which is 5km (3 miles) long.
www.frommers.com /destinations/bern/0161010002.html   (1157 words)

  
 Einstein's World
The Aare bends to the east, is sprinkled with boats carrying potatoes and sugar beets.
Vincent's Cathedral (18, 26, 86): This gothic cathedral was begun in 1421, and the steeple is the highest spire in Switzerland.
Basel lies on the border to Germany and France, on the elbow of the Rhine River.
www.uwosh.edu /faculty_staff/lareau/esworld.htm   (1621 words)

  
 CRC River Portraits - River Baptism
I lived a block from the Charles River for twenty years, and I kept telling my children that their grandfather swam in the river Aare every day winter and summer when he was a student.
I had never seen anybody do it, and I had heard the stories of sailors who were rushed to the hospital for tetanus shots after capsizing into the water.
So the Charles River stayed this beautiful distant body of water, great for picnics, for walks with the dog, and, above all, for reflecting sunlight.
www.charlesriverconservancy.org /river_portraits/baptism.html   (403 words)

  
 Aare Trail Self Guided BicycleTour
The Aare bike trail gives an excellent idea of the variety of different landscapes that characterize Switzerland.
The action of the river over millions of years has flattened the path and you can follow it quite easily as it flows 155 miles down to Brugg.
Then follow the river Aare to the tiny little town of Aarberg.
www.travel-innovations.com /aare.htm   (939 words)

  
 river (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)
Francis River; Saint John, Saint John River, St.
John River; Saint Johns, Saint Johns River, St.
Johns River; Saint Lawrence, Saint Lawrence River, St.
www.hyperdic.net /dic/river.htm   (114 words)

  
 GORP - Switzerland - Float on the River Aare
GORP - Switzerland - Float on the River Aare
Jumping into the River Aare is a favorite pastime with the inhabitants of Bern, Switzerland's unfeasibly quaint capital city.
The best plan of attack is to leave your towel and clothes near the Marzili swimming pools that overlook the river, then walk or jog upstream.
gorp.away.com /gorp/location/europe/switzerl/top_twenty17.htm   (168 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Europe | Devastation in Bern's old town
One of the areas badly hit by the floods in Switzerland is Matte, in the capital's historic old town.
When the rains started at the weekend, the river levels rose, but at first not dramatically.
Although the Matte district is at water level - and has a canal carrying water from the River Aare through it - resident Esther Friedli was not initially concerned.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/4186038.stm   (535 words)

  
 aare - Definition, Synonyms, and Reference from OnPedia.com
aare - Definition, Synonyms, and Reference from OnPedia.com
Aare - a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine
river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"
www.onpedia.com /dictionary/Aare   (55 words)

  
 An Der Aare Swiss Q Hotel Solothurn - online hotel reservations
The An Der Aare Swiss Q Hotel is located in the former nurses home of the Altes Spital Solothurn (the old Solothurn hospital).
The nearby river and mountain landscape is regarded as one of the most beautiful recreation areas in Switzerland, inviting you to spend a few days in Solothurn This is a non-smoking hotel.
In the sunny garden restaurant which is directly located on the river Aare.
www.all-hotels.com /xbook/servlet/hotel-details?hotl_id=345064   (584 words)

  
 Wallpaper for computer - The Gorge of the river Aare
The gorge of the river Aare is situated between Meiringen and Innertkirchen in the Bernese Oberland.
One of the highlights of the gorge, the waterfall Schräybach is on a separate page.
The Aare takes its source near the Grimsel Pass and finally flows into the Rhine after a cross-country trip through Switzerland and many swiss cities.
www.wallpaper4computer.com /gal/aareschlucht   (205 words)

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