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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.0083,Lat: 46.3363
Elevation	1087 meter above sea level
Local time	0:53:54am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Raron
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bitsch

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Termen	1.8 km	SouthEast
2 Naters	1.9 km	SouthWest
3 Ried-Brig	2.4 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Brig	2.8 km	SouthWest
5 Ried-Mörel	3 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	80 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	146 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	293 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 220 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 d'Avino (0.4 km² at a height of around 2245 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.3 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col du Simplon with a height of 2006 meter (at a distance of 9.7 km and direction SouthSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9.8 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.7 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 13%, moderate high mountains: 43%, high mountains: 44%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Trockene Berglandschaft der westlichen Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard sec des Alpes centrales occidentales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 96 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.1 km2

38.2%

Nature

22.6 km2

28.8%

Agriculture

16.3 km2

20.8%

Urban area

9.2 km2

11.7%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Rock-Sand

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bitsch in country Switzerland

Bitsch at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	18 km	North
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	80 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	80 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Termen

Type of weather in Termen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:37 Europe/Amsterdam