The Breccaschlund is a karstic plain with primeval forest, located above the lake

Schwarzsee Schwarzsee () or Lac Noir (; en, "Black Lake"; rarely ; frp, Lèc d'Omène ), is a small lake in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland with an area of . The lake in the Swiss Prealps The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred ...

, in the Swiss

Canton of Fribourg The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Freiburg (french: Canton de Fribourg ; german: Kanton Freiburg ; frp, Canton de Fribôrg rm, Chantun Friburg it, Canton Friburgo) is located in western Switzerland. The canton is bilingual, with French ...

. The area was created by glaciers in the last ice age. Despite the usage as alpine pastures and despite the popularity among hikers, the area continues to be home to a variety of alpine flowers and alpine animals. The Breccaschlund can be reached by car and public transport, and subsequently by the cable car Schwarzsee-Riggisalp.

External links

Schwarzsee.ch
(in English, German, and French) tourism information. Landforms of the canton of Fribourg {{fribourg-geo-stub