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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.0939,Lat: 46.3731
Elevation	1023 meter above sea level
Local time	14:59:41pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Raron
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Grengiols

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Martisberg	1.4 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Betten	2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Bister	2.5 km	WestSouthWest
4 Lax	2.7 km	NorthEast
5 Bettmeralp	3.3 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	81 km	NorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	138 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	298 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 222 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 (reservoir) is Lago d'Avino (0.4 km² at a height of around 2245 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.8 km in Southern direction).

The nearest mountain is Bortelhorn with a height of 3195 meter (at a distance of 9.1 km and direction SouthSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 8.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 1%, moderate high mountains: 34%, high mountains: 65%, 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 forest.

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

Name
Trockene Berglandschaft der westlichen Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard sec des Alpes centrales occidentales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 96 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.1 km2

40.8%

Nature

20.7 km2

26.3%

Agriculture

14.2 km2

18%

Urban area

2.6 km2

3.3%

Rock-Sand

8.9 km2

11.3%

Ice - Glacier

0.2 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Grengiols in country Switzerland

Grengiols at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	15 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	74 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	81 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Grengiols

Type of weather in Grengiols	light rain
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam