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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.6354,Lat: 46.3185
Elevation	969 meter above sea level
Local time	21:50:09pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Leuk
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Leuk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Varen	2.1 km	West
2 Albinen	2.6 km	North
3 Guttet	2.9 km	East
4 Inden	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Agarn	3.2 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	71 km	North
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	171 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	287 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 227 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 is Daubensee (0.6 km² at a height of around 2205 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.6 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Bietschhorn with a height of 3934 meter (at a distance of 18.5 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 34.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 49 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 31%, moderate high mountains: 36%, high mountains: 32%, The hills are mainly southern 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
Rebbaulandschaft -- Paysage viticole

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 114 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

40.1 km2

51%

Nature

11.2 km2

14.3%

Agriculture

14.2 km2

18.1%

Viticulture

3.3 km2

4.2%

Urban area

4 km2

Rock-Sand

5.3 km2

6.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Leuk in country Switzerland

Leuk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	37 km	EastNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	64 km	WestNorthWest
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	71 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Leuk

Type of weather in Leuk	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.37 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam