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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.8126,Lat: 46.2823
Elevation	1231 meter above sea level
Local time	17:55:10pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Raron
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bürchen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Unterbäch	1.2 km	WestNorthWest
2 Turtig	2.5 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Eischoll	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
4 Raron	3.4 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Sankt German	3.4 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	79 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	162 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	285 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The 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 is Daubensee (0.6 km² at a height of around 2205 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20.3 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Bietschhorn with a height of 3934 meter (at a distance of 12.5 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 20.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 29 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 18%, moderate high mountains: 29%, high mountains: 53%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Trockene Berglandschaft der westlichen Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard sec des Alpes centrales occidentales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 101 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

40.4 km2

51.4%

Nature

10 km2

12.8%

Agriculture

19.1 km2

24.4%

Viticulture

0.4 km2

0.4%

Urban area

4.8 km2

6.1%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Rock-Sand

3.1 km2

3.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bürchen in country Switzerland

Bürchen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	30 km	NorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	79 km	WestNorthWest
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	79 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bürchen

Type of weather in Bürchen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam