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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.1329,Lat: 46.4029
Elevation	1287 meter above sea level
Local time	17:26:00pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Goms
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Fiesch

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ernen	1 km	EastSouthEast
2 Mühlebach	1.7 km	EastNorthEast
3 Lax	1.8 km	SouthWest
4 Fieschertal	2.3 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Ausserbinn	2.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	80 km	NorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	134 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	301 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 224 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 di Codelago o Devero (1 km² at a height of around 1855 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Helsenhorn with a height of 3272 meter (at a distance of 12 km and direction SouthSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 10.3 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 14 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 33%, high mountains: 67%, 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 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 97 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

36.4 km2

46.4%

Nature

23.7 km2

30.2%

Agriculture

12.2 km2

15.6%

Urban area

2.4 km2

3.1%

Rock-Sand

3.8 km2

4.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fiesch in country Switzerland

Fiesch 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	72 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	80 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fiesch

Type of weather in Fiesch	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.27 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam