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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.4998,Lat: 47.56
Elevation	404 meter above sea level
Local time	0:49:42am
Name province/region	Zürich
Name Subregion	Bülach
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Glattfelden

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Zweidlen	2.1 km	West
2 Eglisau	2.5 km	NorthEast
3 Windlach	2.8 km	SouthWest
4 Raat	3.5 km	WestSouthWest
5 Wasterkingen	3.6 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	90 km	EastSouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	105 km	SouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	288 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 348 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Upper - Ill, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Klingnauer Stausee (1.2 km² at a distance of 18.7 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Schaffhausen with a height of 403 meter (at a distance of 18.3 km and direction NorthEast). The most nearby international border is the German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 2.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 3.1 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 91%, low mountains: 9%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Ackerbaugeprägte Hügellandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de collines du Plateau suisse marqué par les grandes cultures

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 12 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

27.5 km2

35.1%

Agriculture

40 km2

51%

Urban area

6.9 km2

8.7%

Water - Lakes

1.5 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Glattfelden in country Switzerland

Glattfelden 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	38 km	SouthWest
2 Monastic Island of Reichenau	Germany	45 km	EastNorthEast
3 Abbey of St Gall	Switzerland	68 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Glattfelden

Type of weather in Glattfelden	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	54 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	06:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:38 Europe/Amsterdam