HeimenschwandGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.6891,Lat: 46.8282  |
| Elevation | 1106 meter above sea level | | Local time | 3:08:42am |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Bern | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Thun | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Buchholterberg |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
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| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 23 km | 
NorthWest
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 144 km | 
EastNorthEast
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 330 km | 
NorthNorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 279 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 Thuner See (Lac de Thoune) (46.1 km2 at a height of around 557 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Thunersee with a height of 558 meter (at a distance of 18.9 km and direction SouthSouthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 65.2 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 91 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 12%, moderate high mountains: 88%, The hills are mainly southern 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (at a distance of 86 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bern Belp Airport (at a distance of 17 km in NorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
32.1 km2 |
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| Nature |
0.8 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
45.3 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Heimenschwand in country Switzerland
Heimenschwand at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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