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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.5197,Lat: 46.9562
Elevation	781 meter above sea level
Local time	11:00:13am
Name province/region	Nidwalden
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Emmetten

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Beckenried	3.6 km	WestNorthWest
2 Gersau	3.9 km	North
3 Bauen	5.1 km	EastSouthEast
4 Seelisberg	5.5 km	EastNorthEast
5 Isenthal	6 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	79 km	EastNorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	82 km	West
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	344 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 281 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 is Vierwaldstätter See (Lac des Quatre Cantons) (110 km² at a height of around 433 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vierwaldstätter See with a height of 434 meter (at a distance of 6.1 km and direction NorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 55 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 77 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 28%, low mountains: 16%, moderate high mountains: 34%, high mountains: 23%, The hills are mainly flatern 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
Kalkberglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard calcaire des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 56 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.2 km2

35.9%

Nature

16.6 km2

21.2%

Agriculture

10.5 km2

13.3%

Urban area

2.6 km2

3.4%

Rock-Sand

1.2 km2

1.5%

Water - Lakes

19.4 km2

24.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Emmetten in country Switzerland

Emmetten at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps	Austria,France,Germany, Italy,Slovenia,Switzerland	43 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	56 km	East
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	63 km	SouthWest

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Emmetten

Type of weather in Emmetten	clear sky
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam