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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.1447,Lat: 47.28
Elevation	508 meter above sea level
Local time	22:53:45pm
Name province/region	Aargau
Name Subregion	Kulm
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gontenschwil

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Zetzwil	0.8 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Leimbach (AG)	2.1 km	EastSouthEast
3 Oberkulm	2.8 km	NorthWest
4 Schmiedrued	3.2 km	WestSouthWest
5 Walde	3.3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	65 km	WestSouthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	106 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	299 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 320 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 Hallwiler See (10.2 km² at a height of around 448 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.6 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 31.1 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 44 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 10%, low mountains: 88%, moderate high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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
Tallandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de vallées du Plateau suisse

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 36 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

24.5 km2

31.2%

Agriculture

39 km2

49.6%

Urban area

13.8 km2

17.6%

Water - Lakes

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gontenschwil in country Switzerland

Gontenschwil 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	4.8 km	East
2 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	64 km	WestSouthWest
3 Monastic Island of Reichenau	Germany	83 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bezirk Kulm

Type of weather in Bezirk Kulm	clear sky
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:38 Europe/Amsterdam