RiggenschwilGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Northeast | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 9.1529,Lat: 47.4181  |
| Elevation | 644 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:45:06pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | St. Gallen | | Wiki-website Subregion (Wahlkreis) | Wil | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Oberuzwil |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 42 km | 
SouthEast
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 140 km | 
WestSouthWest
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 331 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 333 km (direction SouthEast).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 Bodensee (Lac de Constance) (156.6 km2 at a height of around 395 meter above sea level) at a distance of 22.6 km in NorthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Hörnli with a height of 1133 meter (at a distance of 16.8 km and direction WestSouthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 26.3 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 37 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 6%, low mountains: 84%, moderate high mountains: 10%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 Zürich Airport (at a distance of 46 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (at a distance of 32 km in EastNorthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
22.5 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
45.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
10.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Riggenschwil in country Switzerland
Riggenschwil at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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