GersauGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.5274,Lat: 46.991  |
| Elevation | 470 meter above sea level | | Local time | 3:17:52am |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Schwyz | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Gersau | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Gersau |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 77 km | 
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| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 83 km | 
West
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 341 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 285 km (direction South).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 Vierwaldstätter See (Lac des Quatre Cantons) (110 km2 at a height of around 433 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Vierwaldstätter See with a height of 434 meter (at a distance of 3.8 km and direction East).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 58.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 82 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 37%, low mountains: 19%, moderate high mountains: 38%, high mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly flatern 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 52 km and direction North).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
32.3 km2 |
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| Nature |
1.1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
16.1 km2 |
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| Urban area |
2.7 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
26.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Gersau in country Switzerland
Gersau at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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