BielGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.2174,Lat: 46.4568  |
| Elevation | 1381 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:47:54pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Valais | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Goms | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Grafschaft | | Other place with same name 1 | 
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Aragón - Zaragoza | | Other place with same name 2 | 
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Mazowieckie - Ostrowski | | Other place with same name 3 |
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Mazowieckie - Siedlecki | | Other place with same name 4 | 
Biel
Košický kraj - Trebišov |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 80 km | 
NorthWest
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 125 km | 
NorthEast
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 309 km | 
SouthSouthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 229 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Oberaarsee (1.4 km2 at a height of around 2302 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Blinnenhorn with a height of 3374 meter (at a distance of 7.8 km and direction EastSouthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 7.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.7 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 14%, high mountains: 86%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 100 km and direction SouthSouthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
21.7 km2 |
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| Nature |
36.6 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
9.6 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0.9 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.5 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
9.2 km2 |
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| Ice - Glacier |
0.1 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Biel in country Switzerland
Biel at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Biel 
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