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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.9724,Lat: 47.1419
Elevation	544 meter above sea level
Local time	13:25:08pm
Name province/region	Luzern
Name Subregion	Willisau
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gettnau

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Alberswil	2.5 km	EastNorthEast
2 Willisau	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Ohmstal	2.9 km	NorthWest
4 Schötz	3.5 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Ettiswil	3.5 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	46 km	WestSouthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	118 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	307 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 307 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 Sempacher See (14.6 km² at a height of around 503 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.5 km in Eastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Napf with a height of 1408 meter (at a distance of 15.6 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 44.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 63 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 5%, low mountains: 95%, 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 agriculture.

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

Name
Stark geformte Hügellandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de collines au relief prononcé

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 56 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.2 km2

19.3%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

57.2 km2

72.8%

Urban area

5.9 km2

7.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gettnau in country Switzerland

Gettnau at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps	Austria,France,Germany, Italy,Slovenia,Switzerland	23 km	NorthEast
2 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	45 km	WestSouthWest
3 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	71 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gettnau

Type of weather in Gettnau	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.94 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:45 Europe/Amsterdam