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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.6897,Lat: 46.7686
Elevation	973 meter above sea level
Local time	1:13:29am
Name province/region	Uri
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Silenen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Amsteg	1.3 km	West
2 Silenen	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Intschi	3.2 km	WestSouthWest
4 Gurtnellen	5.7 km	SouthWest
5 Wiler	6.6 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	76 km	EastNorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	97 km	WestNorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	351 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 260 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 Lai da Curnera (0.9 km² at a height of around 1955 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14.9 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Uri-Rotstock with a height of 2929 meter (at a distance of 15.7 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 38.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 54 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 1%, low mountains: 13%, moderate high mountains: 32%, high mountains: 54%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Steile Berglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard abrupt des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 77 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.4 km2

40%

Nature

26.7 km2

34%

Agriculture

8 km2

10.2%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.1%

Rock-Sand

11.6 km2

14.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bristen in country Switzerland

Bristen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	46 km	EastNorthEast
2 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	58 km	WestSouthWest
3 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps	Austria,France,Germany, Italy,Slovenia,Switzerland	67 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Amsteg

Type of weather in Amsteg	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.96 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:31 Europe/Amsterdam