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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.1595,Lat: 46.4226
Elevation	1511 meter above sea level
Local time	21:28:51pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Goms
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bellwald

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fieschertal	1.3 km	West
2 Mühlebach	1.8 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Niederwald	2.8 km	EastNorthEast
4 Ernen	2.9 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Fiesch	3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	80 km	NorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	131 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	304 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 226 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lago del Sabbione (1.3 km² at a height of around 2459 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Blinnenhorn with a height of 3374 meter (at a distance of 11.4 km and direction East). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 10.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 14 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 24%, high mountains: 76%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
Hochgelegene Berglandschaft der Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard d’altitude des Alpes centrales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 98 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.2 km2

37.2%

Nature

34.3 km2

43.6%

Agriculture

9.9 km2

12.6%

Urban area

2.4 km2

3.1%

Rock-Sand

2.2 km2

2.8%

Ice - Glacier

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bellwald in country Switzerland

Bellwald at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	13 km	NorthWest
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	71 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	80 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bellwald

Type of weather in Bellwald	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:37 Europe/Amsterdam