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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.5992,Lat: 46.7059
Elevation	1095 meter above sea level
Local time	15:26:24pm
Name province/region	Uri
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Wassen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wiler	3.3 km	NorthEast
2 Göschenen	4.3 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Gurtnellen	4.3 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Färnigen	6.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Intschi	7.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	85 km	NorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	92 km	WestNorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	343 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 253 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 (reservoir) is Göscheneralpsee (1.3 km² at a height of around 1791 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.1 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Sustenpass with a height of 2224 meter (at a distance of 11.8 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 29.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 41 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 2%, moderate high mountains: 27%, high mountains: 72%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
Steile Berglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard abrupt des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 84 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.2 km2

28.3%

Nature

36.7 km2

46.8%

Agriculture

5.7 km2

7.2%

Urban area

0.6 km2

0.7%

Rock-Sand

13.4 km2

17%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wassen in country Switzerland

Wassen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	49 km	WestSouthWest
2 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	55 km	EastNorthEast
3 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	66 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wassen

Type of weather in Wassen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.29 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam