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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.7261,Lat: 46.9883
Elevation	1051 meter above sea level
Local time	10:52:31am
Name province/region	Schwyz
Name Subregion	Schwyz
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Illgau

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ried	1.1 km	West
2 Muotathal	2.7 km	EastSouthEast
3 Ibergeregg	3.3 km	North
4 Stoos	4.7 km	West
5 Schönenbuch	6.2 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	63 km	EastNorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	98 km	West
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	350 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 284 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 Vierwaldstätter See (Lac des Quatre Cantons) (110 km² at a height of around 433 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.8 km in Western direction).

The nearest mountain is Vierwaldstätter See with a height of 434 meter (at a distance of 11.4 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the Liechtenstein-Swiss border with a straight distance of 57.3 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 80 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 18%, moderate high mountains: 48%, high mountains: 33%, The hills are mainly northern 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
Kalkberglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard calcaire des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 54 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.1 km2

40.9%

Nature

17.6 km2

22.5%

Agriculture

27.4 km2

34.9%

Urban area

0.8 km2

Rock-Sand

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Illgau in country Switzerland

Illgau at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	41 km	EastSouthEast
2 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps	Austria,France,Germany, Italy,Slovenia,Switzerland	51 km	NorthWest
3 Abbey of St Gall	Switzerland	69 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Illgau

Type of weather in Illgau	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	67 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:40 Europe/Amsterdam