Biel/BienneGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.2467,Lat: 47.1367  |
| Elevation | 505 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:57:53pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Bern | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Biel#Bienne | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Biel#Bienne |
Nearest 5 places
| Placename |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Nidau | 1.3 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 2 Evilard | 1.6 km | 
NorthNorthWest
| | 3 Magglingen | 2.3 km | 
WestNorthWest
| | 4 Port | 2.4 km | 
SouthSouthEast
| | 5 Ipsach | 2.4 km |
SouthSouthWest
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Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 26 km |
SouthSouthEast
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 173 km | 
East
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 287 km |
NorthNorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 323 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 Bieler See (Lac de Bienne) (37.9 km2 at a height of around 428 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1 km in WestSouthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Bieler See with a height of 429 meter (at a distance of 9.5 km and direction SouthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 25.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 35 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 51%, low mountains: 33%, moderate high mountains: 17%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.
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 55 km and direction NorthNorthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
31.5 km2 |
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| Nature |
0.3 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
18.1 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0.3 km2 |
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| Urban area |
22 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
5.6 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Biel/Bienne in country Switzerland
Biel/Bienne at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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