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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.4753,Lat: 46.9671
Elevation	447 meter above sea level
Local time	17:41:52pm
Name province/region (Kanton)	Nidwalden
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Beckenried

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Emmetten	3.6 km	EastSouthEast
2 Buochs	4.2 km	West
3 Gersau	4.8 km	EastNorthEast
4 Vitznau	4.8 km	North
5 Ennetbürgen	5.1 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	79 km	West
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	82 km	EastNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	342 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 283 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 Vierwaldstätter See (Lac des Quatre Cantons) (110 km² at a height of around 433 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.1 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Vierwaldstätter See with a height of 434 meter (at a distance of 8.4 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 55.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 78 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 42%, low mountains: 18%, moderate high mountains: 27%, high mountains: 13%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is water.

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

Name
Kalkberglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard calcaire des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 55 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23.7 km2

30.1%

Nature

7.5 km2

9.6%

Agriculture

14.9 km2

18.9%

Urban area

4.3 km2

5.4%

Rock-Sand

0.2 km2

0.2%

Water - Lakes

28 km2

35.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Beckenried in country Switzerland

Beckenried 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	40 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	59 km	East
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	62 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Beckenried

Type of weather in Beckenried	heavy snow
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	993 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	07:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:46 Europe/Amsterdam