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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.7392,Lat: 46.3151
Elevation	738 meter above sea level
Local time	22:38:50pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Leuk
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gampel-Bratsch

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Steg	0.8 km	EastSouthEast
2 Hohtenn	1.1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Jeizinen	2 km	NorthWest
4 Engersch	2.7 km	NorthWest
5 Bratsch	2.7 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	74 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	164 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	288 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 224 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 is Daubensee (0.6 km² at a height of around 2205 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Bietschhorn with a height of 3934 meter (at a distance of 12.1 km and direction NorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 27 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 38 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 23%, moderate high mountains: 34%, high mountains: 43%, The hills are mainly southern 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
Tallandschaft der Inneralpen -- Paysage de vallées des Alpes centrales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 108 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.5 km2

47.7%

Nature

13.2 km2

16.8%

Agriculture

20.6 km2

26.2%

Urban area

4.5 km2

5.7%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

1.1%

Rock-Sand

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gampel in country Switzerland

Gampel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	31 km	NorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	72 km	WestNorthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	74 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gampel

Type of weather in Gampel	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:45 Europe/Amsterdam