Biel-BenkenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Northwest | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.5248,Lat: 47.5064  |
| Elevation | 331 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:17:03pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Basel-Landschaft | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Arlesheim | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Biel-Benken |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 62 km | 
South
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 156 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 256 km | 
NorthNorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 355 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 is Alte Aare (1 km2 at a distance of 40.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Basel with a height of 278 meter (at a distance of 6.7 km and direction NorthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 0.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.2 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the German Swiss Fench tripoint with a straight distance of 10.5 km (direction NorthNorthEast).
Elevation around place: hill: 91%, low mountains: 9%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northern 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (at a distance of 9.3 km and direction North).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
19.7 km2 |
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| Nature |
0.5 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
40.2 km2 |
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| Urban area |
18 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Biel-Benken in country Switzerland
Biel-Benken at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Biel-Benken
Hotels at Biel-Benken 
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