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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.553,Lat: 46.6738
Elevation	1012 meter above sea level
Local time	3:13:44am
Name province/region (Kanton)	Graubünden
Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk)	Albula#Alvra
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Albula#Alvra

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Stierva	1.4 km	SouthWest
2 Lantsch/Lenz	1.5 km	NorthEast
3 Tiefencastel	2.2 km	SouthEast
4 Zorten	2.8 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Mon	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	52 km	North
2 Bern	Switzerland	164 km	WestNorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	367 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 256 km (direction SouthSouthWest).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 17.6 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Thusis with a height of 697 meter (at a distance of 9 km and direction WestNorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 19.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 27 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 0%, moderate high mountains: 45%, high mountains: 55%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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
Trockene Berglandschaft der östlichen Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard sec des Alpes centrales orientales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Milan Bergamo Airport (at a distance of 112 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

49.1 km2

62.5%

Nature

6.1 km2

7.7%

Agriculture

20 km2

25.5%

Urban area

0.4 km2

0.6%

Rock-Sand

2.6 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alvaschein in country Switzerland

Alvaschein 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	30 km	SouthEast
2 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	36 km	NorthWest
3 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	67 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lenz

Type of weather in Lenz	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1029 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	8 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	08:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:35 Europe/Amsterdam