RootGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.3945,Lat: 47.1196  |
| Elevation | 425 meter above sea level | | Local time | 0:08:58am |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Luzern | | Wiki-website Subregion (Wahlkreis) | Luzern-Land | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Root |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 75 km | 
WestSouthWest
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 86 km | 
East
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 324 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 Vierwaldstätter See (Lac des Quatre Cantons) (110 km2 at a height of around 433 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.2 km in SouthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Pilatus with a height of 2119 meter (at a distance of 18.8 km and direction SouthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 49.5 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 69 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 62%, low mountains: 37%, moderate high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 39 km and direction NorthNorthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
9.9 km2 |
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| Nature |
1.1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
56.3 km2 |
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| Urban area |
10.6 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Root in country Switzerland
Root at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Root 
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