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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.8819,Lat: 46.2924
Elevation	660 meter above sea level
Local time	10:22:24am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Visp
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Visp

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Eggerberg	1.7 km	North
2 Lalden	1.9 km	EastNorthEast
3 Baltschieder	2.3 km	NorthWest
4 Stalden	2.3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Zeneggen	2.5 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	80 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	157 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	286 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 218 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 (reservoir) is Lago d'Avino (0.4 km² at a height of around 2245 meter above sea level) at a distance of 19.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Bietschhorn with a height of 3934 meter (at a distance of 11.3 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 15.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 22%, moderate high mountains: 40%, high mountains: 38%, 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
Siedlungslandschaft -- Paysage périurbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 99 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

45.9 km2

58.4%

Nature

5.2 km2

6.6%

Agriculture

19.6 km2

25%

Viticulture

1 km2

1.2%

Urban area

5.9 km2

7.6%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Visp in country Switzerland

Visp at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	26 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	80 km	NorthNorthWest
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	83 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Visp
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	Bings maps
	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Visp

Type of weather in Visp	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.87 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:38 Europe/Amsterdam