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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.608,Lat: 46.3188
Elevation	1102 meter above sea level
Local time	9:22:11am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Leuk
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Varen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Leuk	2.1 km	East
2 Inden	2.9 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Salgesch	3 km	WestSouthWest
4 Albinen	3.2 km	NorthEast
5 Miège	4.7 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	71 km	North
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	172 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 228 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 9.5 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Bietschhorn with a height of 3934 meter (at a distance of 20.4 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 36.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 52 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 34%, moderate high mountains: 35%, high mountains: 31%, 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 116 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.3 km2

53.8%

Nature

8.4 km2

10.7%

Agriculture

10.1 km2

12.9%

Viticulture

6.2 km2

7.9%

Urban area

4.4 km2

5.7%

Rock-Sand

6.9 km2

8.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Varen in country Switzerland

Varen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	38 km	EastNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	62 km	WestNorthWest
3 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	69 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Varen

Type of weather in Varen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.01 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam