ObstaldenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
East | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 9.1504,Lat: 47.1172  |
| Elevation | 518 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:54:37pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Glarus | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Glarus Nord |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 28 km |
East
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 131 km | 
West
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 357 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 300 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 Walensee (23.2 km2 at a height of around 418 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.7 km in Northern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Liechtenstein-Swiss border with a straight distance of 25.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 35 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 23%, low mountains: 15%, moderate high mountains: 42%, high mountains: 20%, The hills are mainly northern 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 59 km and direction NorthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
32.6 km2 |
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| Nature |
10.2 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
18.5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
2.6 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
1.5 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
13.2 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Obstalden in country Switzerland
Obstalden at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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