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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.18,Lat: 46.619
Elevation	1469 meter above sea level
Local time	13:08:42pm
Name province/region	Graubünden
Name Subregion	Surselva
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vals

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sankt Martin	6.1 km	North
2 Surin	7.1 km	NorthWest
3 Vrin	7.4 km	WestNorthWest
4 Cons	7.7 km	WestNorthWest
5 Thalkirch	7.9 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	63 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	138 km	WestNorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	349 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 245 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 Zervreilasee (1.7 km² at a height of around 1861 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.5 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pizzas d'Anarosa with a height of 3002 meter (at a distance of 10.7 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 15.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 7%, high mountains: 93%, 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 nature.

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 105 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.1 km2

19.2%

Nature

48.4 km2

61.6%

Agriculture

6.8 km2

8.7%

Urban area

0.6 km2

0.8%

Rock-Sand

7.7 km2

9.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vals in country Switzerland

Vals at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	33 km	North
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	49 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes	Italy,Switzerland	53 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vals Platz

Type of weather in Vals Platz	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.05 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:36 Europe/Amsterdam