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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.689,Lat: 46.9699
Elevation	823 meter above sea level
Local time	6:43:15am
Name province/region	Graubünden
Name Subregion	Prättigau-Davos
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Schiers

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Pusserein	1.9 km	NorthEast
2 Lunden	2.9 km	SouthEast
3 Grüsch	3.5 km	WestNorthWest
4 Pragmartin	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Furna	3.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	23 km	NorthWest
2 Bern	Switzerland	171 km	West
3 Ljubljana	Slovenia	384 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 270 km (direction SouthEast).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 is Lünersee (1.5 km² at a height of around 1969 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Schesaplana with a height of 2965 meter (at a distance of 9.4 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the Swiss-Austrian border with a straight distance of 8.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.8 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Liechtensteiner Austrian Swiss tripoint with a straight distance of 11.9 km (direction NorthNorthWest).
Elevation around place: low mountains: 16%, moderate high mountains: 54%, high mountains: 29%, 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
Kalkberglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard calcaire des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 102 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

44.8 km2

57%

Nature

3.3 km2

4.2%

Agriculture

27 km2

34.4%

Urban area

3.5 km2

4.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Schiers in country Switzerland

Schiers at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	34 km	West
2 Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes	Italy,Switzerland	54 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Abbey of St Gall	Switzerland	56 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Schiers

Type of weather in Schiers	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:32 Europe/Amsterdam