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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.3217,Lat: 46.4249
Elevation	1245 meter above sea level
Local time	11:32:03am
Name province/region	Bern
Name Subregion	Obersimmental-Saanen
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lauenen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Feutersoey	4 km	West
2 Gsteig	6.2 km	SouthWest
3 Saanen	8.6 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Lenk	10 km	EastNorthEast
5 Hindere Rychestei	11.3 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	59 km	North
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	186 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	299 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 248 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 11 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col du Pillon with a height of 1546 meter (at a distance of 12 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 38.5 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 54 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 29%, high mountains: 71%, The hills are mainly western 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 Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 96 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.4 km2

33.6%

Nature

25.7 km2

32.7%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

24.2 km2

30.8%

Urban area

0.2 km2

0.2%

Rock-Sand

1.6 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lauenen in country Switzerland

Lauenen 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	38 km	West
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	45 km	WestNorthWest
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	55 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lauenen

Type of weather in Lauenen	broken clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.99 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:36 Europe/Amsterdam