SchänisGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
East | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 9.0467,Lat: 47.1607  |
| Elevation | 405 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:55:36pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | St. Gallen | | Wiki-website Subregion (Wahlkreis) | See-Gaster | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Schänis |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 36 km |
East
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 124 km | 
West
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 348 km | 
NorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 304 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 Walensee (23.2 km2 at a height of around 418 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.9 km in SouthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Hörnli with a height of 1133 meter (at a distance of 24.7 km and direction NorthNorthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
Liechtenstein-Swiss border with a straight distance of 33.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 47 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 46%, low mountains: 20%, moderate high mountains: 27%, high mountains: 7%, The hills are mainly western 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 50 km and direction NorthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
32.8 km2 |
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| Nature |
2.6 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
38.1 km2 |
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| Urban area |
5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Schänis in country Switzerland
Schänis at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Schänis 
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