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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.2655,Lat: 47.2146
Elevation	478 meter above sea level
Local time	5:23:08am
Name province/region	Luzern
Name Subregion	Hochdorf
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Hitzkirch

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hitzkirch	1.2 km	North
2 Sulz (LU)	1.6 km	EastNorthEast
3 Ermensee	2.3 km	NorthWest
4 Retschwil	2.6 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Lieli	2.7 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	69 km	WestSouthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	96 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	310 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 312 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 Baldegger See (5.3 km² at a height of around 462 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 39.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 56 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 29%, low mountains: 60%, moderate high mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Tallandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de vallées du Plateau suisse

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.9 km2

20.2%

Agriculture

52.5 km2

66.9%

Urban area

4.7 km2

Water - Lakes

5.5 km2

6.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gelfingen in country Switzerland

Gelfingen 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	8.3 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	69 km	WestSouthWest
3 Monastic Island of Reichenau	Germany	81 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hitzkirch

Type of weather in Hitzkirch	light intensity drizzle
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:47 Europe/Amsterdam