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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.2634,Lat: 47.2251
Elevation	522 meter above sea level
Local time	11:49:48am
Name province/region	Luzern
Name Subregion	Hochdorf
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Hitzkirch

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gelfingen	1.2 km	South
2 Sulz (LU)	1.6 km	EastSouthEast
3 Ermensee	1.7 km	West
4 Hämikon	1.7 km	NorthEast
5 Altwis	1.8 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	69 km	WestSouthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	96 km	East
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	309 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 313 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 Baldegger See (5.3 km² at a height of around 462 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 38.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 54 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 28%, low mountains: 60%, moderate high mountains: 13%, The hills are mainly western 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
Tallandschaft des Mittellandes -- Paysage de vallées du Plateau suisse

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.6 km2

21.1%

Agriculture

50.9 km2

64.8%

Urban area

4.6 km2

5.9%

Water - Lakes

6.5 km2

8.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hitzkirch in country Switzerland

Hitzkirch 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	7.3 km	NorthWest
2 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	69 km	WestSouthWest
3 Monastic Island of Reichenau	Germany	80 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hitzkirch

Type of weather in Hitzkirch	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	14 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	05:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam