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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.9666,Lat: 47.2021
Elevation	491 meter above sea level
Local time	9:40:02am
Name province/region	Luzern
Name Subregion	Willisau
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Altishofen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nebikon	1.4 km	SouthEast
2 Dagmersellen	2.1 km	NorthEast
3 Richenthal	2.4 km	NorthWest
4 Ebersecken	3.4 km	SouthWest
5 Egolzwil	3.6 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	49 km	SouthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	118 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	300 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 314 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 is Sempacher See (14.6 km² at a height of around 503 meter above sea level) at a distance of 12.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Napf with a height of 1408 meter (at a distance of 22.1 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 38 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 53 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 24%, low mountains: 76%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Siedlungsgeprägte Ebenen des Mittellandes -- Paysage de plaines du Plateau suisse marqué par l'urbanisation

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 52 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23.9 km2

30.4%

Agriculture

46.9 km2

59.7%

Urban area

7.8 km2

9.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Altishofen in country Switzerland

Altishofen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps	Austria,France,Germany, Italy,Slovenia,Switzerland	20 km	EastNorthEast
2 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	48 km	SouthWest
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	78 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Altishofen

Type of weather in Altishofen	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 11 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	05:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam