SchachenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.1442,Lat: 47.0364  |
| Elevation | 645 meter above sea level | | Local time | 0:17:29am |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Luzern | | Wiki-website Subregion (Wahlkreis) | Entlebuch | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Werthenstein | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Schachen
Hessen - Kassel | | Other place with same name 2 |
Schachen
Baden-Württemberg - Freiburg | | Other place with same name 3 |
Schachen
Baden-Württemberg - Tübingen | | Other place with same name 4 | 
Schachen
Solothurn - Gösgen | | Other place with same name 5 |
Schachen
Appenzell Ausserrhoden - Vorderland | | Other place with same name 6 |
Schachen
Appenzell Ausserrhoden - Hinterland | | Other place with same name 7 | 
Schachen
Oberösterreich - Vöcklabruck |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 54 km | 
West
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 105 km | 
East
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 323 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 293 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 Sempacher See (14.6 km2 at a height of around 503 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Pilatus with a height of 2119 meter (at a distance of 10.6 km and direction SouthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 57.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 81 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 3%, low mountains: 64%, moderate high mountains: 33%, The hills are mainly northern 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 56 km and direction NorthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
25.6 km2 |
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| Nature |
0.5 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
49.2 km2 |
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| Urban area |
3.1 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Schachen in country Switzerland
Schachen at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Schachen 
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