Lag da Laus
small lake within the municipality of Sumvitg in the Grisons, Switzerland
Lag da Laus (Romansh) is a small lake within the municipality of Sumvitg in the Grisons, Switzerland.
There is no real tributary to the lake and the outflow will disappear in the underground after some distance as the area consists of landslide debris. The area of the landslide can easily be spotted from the Disentis direction.
Several hiking paths or mountain bike routes lead to the area. Some people swim on hot summer days although water temperature is less than 17 degrees Celsius. In the bottom of the valley a multi day hike leads along the river Rhine.
“Lag da Laus” enters the record as small lake within the municipality of Sumvitg in the Grisons, Switzerland. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Laus, small and lake can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q690791. Authority coordinates are 46.703, 8.916. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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