KienGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Southwest | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.687,Lat: 46.6146  |
| Elevation | 757 meter above sea level | | Local time | 4:16:57am |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Bern | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Frutigen-Niedersimmental | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Reichenbach im Kandertal |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
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| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 41 km | 
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| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 152 km | 
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| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 320 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 257 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 6.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Niesen with a height of 2362 meter (at a distance of 4.4 km and direction NorthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 49 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 69 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 14%, moderate high mountains: 56%, high mountains: 30%, 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (at a distance of 109 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bern Belp Airport (at a distance of 36 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
28.9 km2 |
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| Nature |
14.9 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
29 km2 |
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| Urban area |
5 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.3 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
0.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Kien in country Switzerland
Kien at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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