St. NiklausenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.2807,Lat: 46.8748  |
| Elevation | 676 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:59:15pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Obwalden | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Kerns | | Other place with same name 1 | 
St. Niklausen
Luzern - Luzern-Land |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 64 km | 
West
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 99 km | 
EastNorthEast
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 344 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe 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 3 km in WestNorthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Pilatus with a height of 2119 meter (at a distance of 11.8 km and direction North).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 47.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 66 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 13%, low mountains: 31%, moderate high mountains: 31%, high mountains: 25%, 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 68 km and direction NorthNorthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
24.8 km2 |
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| Nature |
15.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
28.9 km2 |
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| Urban area |
5.6 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.4 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
3.5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of St. Niklausen in country Switzerland
St. Niklausen at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at St. Niklausen 
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