HorwGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.308,Lat: 47.0185  |
| Elevation | 454 meter above sea level | | Local time | 1:20:19am |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Luzern | | Wiki-website Subregion (Wahlkreis) | Luzern-Land | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Horw |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 66 km | 
West
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 93 km | 
East
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 331 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 290 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 0.9 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Pilatus with a height of 2119 meter (at a distance of 5.9 km and direction SouthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 61 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 85 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 54%, low mountains: 29%, moderate high mountains: 17%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is water.
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 NorthNorthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
21.2 km2 |
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| Nature |
0.5 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
12.3 km2 |
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| Urban area |
21.1 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.3 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
21.8 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Horw in country Switzerland
Horw at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Horw 
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