SchalchenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Northeast | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.8252,Lat: 47.4073  |
| Elevation | 688 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:13:07pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Zürich | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Pfäffikon | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Wildberg | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Schalchen
Bayern - Oberbayern | | Other place with same name 2 | 
Schalchen
Oberösterreich - Braunau am Inn |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 60 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 117 km | 
WestSouthWest
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 316 km | 
NorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 331 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine main - Upper - Ill, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Pfäffiker See (3.1 km2 at a height of around 536 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.9 km in SouthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Hörnli with a height of 1133 meter (at a distance of 9.7 km and direction EastSouthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 27.2 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 38 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 98%, moderate high mountains: 2%, 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 22 km and direction WestNorthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
32.8 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
39.1 km2 |
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| Urban area |
6.6 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Schalchen in country Switzerland
Schalchen at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Schalchen 
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