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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.6524,Lat: 47.0215
Elevation	527 meter above sea level
Local time	19:14:01pm
Name province/region	Schwyz
Name Subregion	Schwyz
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Schwyz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Schönenbuch	2.8 km	South
2 Ingenbohl	3.8 km	SouthWest
3 Steinen	4.3 km	NorthWest
4 Stoos	4.5 km	South
5 Brunni	4.9 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	67 km	East
2 Bern	Switzerland	92 km	West
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	343 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 288 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 Lauerzer See (2.5 km² at a height of around 446 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vierwaldstätter See with a height of 434 meter (at a distance of 6.4 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the Liechtenstein-Swiss border with a straight distance of 62.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 88 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 23%, low mountains: 30%, moderate high mountains: 41%, high mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Tallandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage de vallées des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 49 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.2 km2

38.4%

Nature

2.2 km2

2.8%

Agriculture

35.1 km2

44.7%

Urban area

8.6 km2

11%

Water - Lakes

2.5 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Schwyz in country Switzerland

Schwyz at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps	Austria,France,Germany, Italy,Slovenia,Switzerland	44 km	NorthWest
2 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	47 km	EastSouthEast
3 Abbey of St Gall	Switzerland	71 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Schwyz

Type of weather in Schwyz	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.42 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:40 Europe/Amsterdam