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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.7759,Lat: 46.6549
Elevation	563 meter above sea level
Local time	8:00:11am
Name province/region	Bern
Name Subregion	Interlaken-Oberhasli
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Leissigen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Därligen	2.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Krattigen	3.7 km	WestNorthWest
3 Saxeten	4.7 km	EastSouthEast
4 Beatenberg	4.7 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Faltsche	5.9 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	41 km	NorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	144 km	EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	325 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 259 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 0.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Thunersee with a height of 558 meter (at a distance of 1.7 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 48 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 67 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 43%, moderate high mountains: 38%, high mountains: 19%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Kalkberglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard calcaire des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (at a distance of 106 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bern Belp Airport (at a distance of 36 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.9 km2

41.9%

Nature

9.2 km2

11.7%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

12.3 km2

15.7%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.2%

Water - Lakes

20.8 km2

26.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Leissigen in country Switzerland

Leissigen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	26 km	SouthEast
2 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	41 km	NorthWest
3 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	76 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Leissigen

Type of weather in Leissigen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.78 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 13 May 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	05:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam