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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.717,Lat: 47.072
Elevation	1160 meter above sea level
Local time	2:41:43am
Name province/region	Schwyz
Name Subregion	Schwyz
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Alpthal

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Brunni	3 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Trachslau	3.4 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Rothenthurm	4.8 km	NorthWest
4 Mostelberg	5.1 km	West
5 Zweite Altmatt	5.7 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	62 km	East
2 Bern	Switzerland	98 km	West
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	341 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 294 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Aare, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Sihlsee (10.2 km² at a height of around 888 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.1 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vierwaldstätter See with a height of 434 meter (at a distance of 13.6 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Liechtenstein-Swiss border with a straight distance of 57.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 80 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 77%, high mountains: 23%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Kalkberglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard calcaire des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 45 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.2 km2

58.8%

Nature

9.4 km2

11.9%

Agriculture

22.6 km2

28.7%

Urban area

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alpthal in country Switzerland

Alpthal at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	44 km	EastSouthEast
2 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps	Austria,France,Germany, Italy,Slovenia,Switzerland	45 km	WestNorthWest
3 Abbey of St Gall	Switzerland	63 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Alpthal
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alpthal

Type of weather in Alpthal	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.96 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:38 Europe/Amsterdam