Lake Tun

Lake Tun, located at an altitude of 560 meters above sea level, attracts many tourists. In addition to the wonderful scenery, the lake offers water entertainment: fishing, boating, water skiing, sailing, rowing and scuba diving. In Switzerland, there is even a sailing school Tuna.

The length of the lake is 18 kilometers, the width is 4 kilometers and the depth is 217 meters. The shores of the lake are built up with luxurious expensive villas. Across the river, Are Thun connects to Lake Brienz. There are also many streams and rivers in the lake. In the endless water surface lives a lot of fish: trout, carp, pike and eels. In 2001, the total fish catch reached 53,000 kilograms. Since 1835, passenger ships have been operating on the lake.

Near the lake is a town with the same name. There is a railway on the southern bank of Tuna.

After World War II and until 1964, the Swiss government disposed of unused ordnance on Lake Thun. The amount of ammunition dropped exceeded 9,000 tons.