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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.5757,Lat: 47.4313
Elevation	427 meter above sea level
Local time	17:57:10pm
Name province/region (Kanton)	Zürich
Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk)	Bülach
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Opfikon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kloten	2.1 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Wallisellen	2.4 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Dietlikon	3.5 km	EastSouthEast
4 Brüttisellen	4.2 km	EastSouthEast
5 Bassersdorf	4.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	79 km	EastSouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	101 km	WestSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	302 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 334 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Upper - Ill, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Zürichsee (Lac de Zurich) (84.4 km² at a height of around 405 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Zürich with a height of 408 meter (at a distance of 6.5 km and direction SouthSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 17.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 86%, low mountains: 14%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Siedlungslandschaft -- Paysage périurbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 3.6 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.3 km2

19.5%

Agriculture

20.2 km2

25.7%

Urban area

34.8 km2

44.3%

Infrastructure

7.4 km2

9.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Opfikon in country Switzerland

Opfikon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps	Austria,France,Germany, Italy,Slovenia,Switzerland	33 km	WestSouthWest
2 Monastic Island of Reichenau	Germany	47 km	NorthEast
3 Abbey of St Gall	Switzerland	61 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Opfikon
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Opfikon

Type of weather in Opfikon	heavy snow
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	992 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	07:39 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:44 Europe/Amsterdam