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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.2395,Lat: 46.8695
Elevation	480 meter above sea level
Local time	1:08:41am
Name province/region (Kanton)	Obwalden
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Sachseln

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Flüeli	2.3 km	East
2 Stalden	2.9 km	NorthWest
3 Sarnen	3 km	North
4 St. Niklausen	3.2 km	East
5 Ramersberg	3.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	61 km	West
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	102 km	EastNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	343 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 274 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 Sarner See (7 km² at a height of around 468 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.3 km in NorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pilatus with a height of 2119 meter (at a distance of 12.3 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 47.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 66 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 21%, low mountains: 34%, moderate high mountains: 33%, high mountains: 12%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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)

Name
Kalkberglandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage montagnard calcaire des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 69 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

24.5 km2

31.2%

Nature

9.8 km2

12.5%

Agriculture

31 km2

39.5%

Urban area

5.4 km2

6.9%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

7.3 km2

9.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sachseln in country Switzerland

Sachseln at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	44 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps	Austria,France,Germany, Italy,Slovenia,Switzerland	45 km	North
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	61 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sachseln

Type of weather in Sachseln	clear sky
Current temperature:	-3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1025 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 24 November 2024:	9 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	07:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:44 Europe/Amsterdam