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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.4074,Lat: 46.82
Elevation	1278 meter above sea level
Local time	20:58:24pm
Name province/region	Obwalden
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Engelberg

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Grafenort	6.2 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Oberrickenbach	7.7 km	North
3 Wolfenschiessen	9.8 km	North
4 Gadmen	10 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Wirzweli	11.4 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	75 km	WestNorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	92 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	351 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 267 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 Sarner See (7 km² at a height of around 468 meter above sea level) at a distance of 14.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Sustenpass with a height of 2224 meter (at a distance of 10.6 km and direction SouthSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 39.6 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 55 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 2%, moderate high mountains: 35%, high mountains: 63%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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 72 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

21 km2

26.8%

Nature

27.1 km2

34.6%

Agriculture

14.6 km2

18.6%

Urban area

2.1 km2

2.7%

Rock-Sand

12.4 km2

15.7%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Ice - Glacier

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Engelberg in country Switzerland

Engelberg at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	46 km	SouthWest
2 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps	Austria,France,Germany, Italy,Slovenia,Switzerland	53 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	65 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Engelberg

Type of weather in Engelberg	clear sky
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam