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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.4596,Lat: 46.7174
Elevation	755 meter above sea level
Local time	15:51:06pm
Name province/region	Graubünden
Name Subregion	Hinterrhein
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Scharans

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fürstenaubruck	0.8 km	SouthWest
2 Fürstenau	0.9 km	WestNorthWest
3 Sils im Domleschg	2 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Pratval	2 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Cazis	2.2 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	47 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	156 km	West
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	368 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 259 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Upper - Ill, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Sufnersee (0.6 km² at a height of around 1400 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Thusis with a height of 697 meter (at a distance of 2.6 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 23.2 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 32 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 25%, moderate high mountains: 45%, high mountains: 30%, 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 forest.

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

Name
Niederschlagsreiche Berglandschaft der Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard des Alpes centrales à fortes précipitations

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 108 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.8 km2

54.5%

Nature

7.5 km2

9.6%

Agriculture

24.4 km2

31.1%

Urban area

3.8 km2

4.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Scharans in country Switzerland

Scharans at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	27 km	NorthWest
2 Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes	Italy,Switzerland	38 km	SouthEast
3 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	67 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Scharans

Type of weather in Scharans	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:32 Europe/Amsterdam