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west Grosshöchstetten switzerland north Hohtenn switzerland Leuggern switzerland nearest Varen switzerland Leukerbad switzerland south Cevio switzerland east Lueg switzerland


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General information - Location

CountrySwitzerland
Location in country Southwest
Location in EuropeCentral Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 7.6354,Lat: 46.3185 marker
Elevation969 meter above sea level
Local time22:05:02pm
Name province/region (Kanton)Valais
Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk)Leuk
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityLeuk

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Varen2.1 km West
2 Albinen2.6 km North
3 Guttet2.9 km East
4 Inden3.1 km NorthNorthWest
5 Agarn3.2 km SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 BernSwitzerland71 km North
2 Vaduz   Liechtenstein171 km EastNorthEast
3 Monte Carlo   Monaco287 km South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 227 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Daubensee (0.6 km2 at a height of around 2205 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.6 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Bietschhorn with a height of 3934 meter (at a distance of 18.5 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 34.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 49 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 31%, moderate high mountains: 36%, high mountains: 32%, 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 forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Name
Rebbaulandschaft -- Paysage viticole

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 114 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   40.1 km2 
 51% 
 Nature   11.2 km2 
 14.3% 
 Agriculture   14.2 km2 
 18.1% 
 Viticulture   3.3 km2 
 4.2% 
 Urban area   4 km2 
 5% 
 Rock-Sand   5.3 km2 
 6.7% 

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Location of Leuk in country Switzerland


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Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-AletschSwitzerland37 km EastNorthEast
2 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern MovementBelgium,France, Germany,Switzerland64 km WestNorthWest
3 Lavaux, Vineyard TerracesSwitzerland71 km WestNorthWest


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