SchafhausenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.6561,Lat: 46.9955  |
| Elevation | 686 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:12:13pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Bern | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Emmental | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Hasle bei Burgdorf | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Schafhausen
Thüringen - | | Other place with same name 2 |
Schafhausen
Rheinland-Pfalz - | | Other place with same name 3 |
Schafhausen
Baden-Württemberg - Stuttgart |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 17 km | 
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| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 143 km | 
East
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 312 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 297 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 (reservoir) is Wohlensee (3.2 km2 at a height of around 480 meter above sea level) at a distance of 18.3 km in Western direction).
The nearest mountain is Bern with a height of 540 meter (at a distance of 17 km and direction WestSouthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 52.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 74 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 78%, moderate high mountains: 22%, 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 EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (at a distance of 67 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bern Belp Airport (at a distance of 15 km in SouthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
22.3 km2 |
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| Nature |
1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
51.5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
3.5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Schafhausen in country Switzerland
Schafhausen at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Schafhausen 
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