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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.28,Lat: 46.4957
Elevation	1375 meter above sea level
Local time	21:23:26pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Goms
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Münster-Geschinen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Münster	1.6 km	SouthWest
2 Ulrichen	2.5 km	EastNorthEast
3 Obergesteln	4 km	EastNorthEast
4 Reckingen	4.1 km	SouthWest
5 Gluringen	5 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	81 km	NorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	119 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	314 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 232 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 Oberaarsee (1.4 km² at a height of around 2302 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Blinnenhorn with a height of 3374 meter (at a distance of 8 km and direction SouthSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 8 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.1 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 13%, high mountains: 87%, 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 nature.

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

Name
Hochgelegene Berglandschaft der Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard d’altitude des Alpes centrales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 102 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.8 km2

25.2%

Nature

36 km2

45.9%

Agriculture

10.1 km2

12.8%

Urban area

1.4 km2

1.7%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.1%

Rock-Sand

10.1 km2

12.8%

Ice - Glacier

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Geschinen in country Switzerland

Geschinen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	19 km	West
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	66 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	81 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Geschinen

Type of weather in Geschinen	light rain
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam