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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.2673,Lat: 46.3841
Elevation	1195 meter above sea level
Local time	14:29:10pm
Name province/region	Bern
Name Subregion	Obersimmental-Saanen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gsteig

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Feutersoey	3.7 km	North
2 Lauenen	6.2 km	NorthEast
3 Les Diablerets	9.2 km	WestSouthWest
4 L'Etivaz	10.2 km	WestNorthWest
5 Saanen	11.7 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	64 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	192 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	294 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 246 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 (reservoir) is Lac de Tseuzier (0.8 km² at a height of around 1776 meter above sea level) at a distance of 12.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col du Pillon with a height of 1546 meter (at a distance of 5.9 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 33 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 46 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 18%, high mountains: 82%, The hills are mainly eastern 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
Kalkberglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard calcaire des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 91 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25 km2

31.9%

Nature

26.8 km2

34.1%

Agriculture

13.6 km2

17.4%

Rock-Sand

12.2 km2

15.5%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

0.9%

Ice - Glacier

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gsteig in country Switzerland

Gsteig at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	35 km	WestNorthWest
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	42 km	WestNorthWest
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	60 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gsteig

Type of weather in Gsteig	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	39 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:34 Europe/Amsterdam