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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.5381,Lat: 46.6964
Elevation	1360 meter above sea level
Local time	9:05:27am
Name province/region	Graubünden
Name Subregion	Albula#Alvra
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Vaz-Obervaz

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lain	0.7 km	WestNorthWest
2 Muldain	1.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Sporz	1.6 km	North
4 Lantsch/Lenz	2.3 km	SouthEast
5 Alvaschein	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	49 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	162 km	West
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	369 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 258 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 Sufnersee (0.6 km² at a height of around 1400 meter above sea level) at a distance of 18.6 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Thusis with a height of 697 meter (at a distance of 7.5 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 21.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 1%, moderate high mountains: 36%, high mountains: 63%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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
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 113 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

46.4 km2

59.1%

Nature

8.7 km2

11.1%

Agriculture

17.6 km2

22.4%

Urban area

1.9 km2

2.4%

Rock-Sand

3.4 km2

4.3%

Water - Lakes

0.2 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Zorten in country Switzerland

Zorten at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes	Italy,Switzerland	32 km	SouthEast
2 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	33 km	NorthWest
3 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	69 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Obervaz

Type of weather in Obervaz	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:29 Europe/Amsterdam