BirgischGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.9558,Lat: 46.3163  |
| Elevation | 1321 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:16:59pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Valais | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Brig | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Naters |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 80 km | 
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| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 151 km | 
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| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 290 km |
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 219 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 Lago d'Avino (0.4 km2 at a height of around 2245 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Col du Simplon with a height of 2006 meter (at a distance of 9.7 km and direction SouthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 11.4 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 18%, moderate high mountains: 37%, high mountains: 45%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 97 km and direction SouthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
29.1 km2 |
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| Nature |
23.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
13.6 km2 |
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| Urban area |
8.8 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.3 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Birgisch in country Switzerland
Birgisch at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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