SalgeschGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Southwest | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.5698,Lat: 46.3119  |
| Elevation | 854 meter above sea level | | Local time | 5:20:42am |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Valais | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Leuk | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Salgesch |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 71 km | 
North
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 175 km | 
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| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 286 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 229 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Daubensee (0.6 km2 at a height of around 2205 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.8 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Bietschhorn with a height of 3934 meter (at a distance of 23.4 km and direction EastNorthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 36 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 50 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 40%, moderate high mountains: 32%, high mountains: 28%, The hills are mainly southern 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 Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 113 km and direction West).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
40.3 km2 |
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| Nature |
8.9 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
5 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
9.4 km2 |
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| Urban area |
9.2 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
5.8 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Salgesch in country Switzerland
Salgesch at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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