SchenkonGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.1389,Lat: 47.1727  |
| Elevation | 525 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:53:06pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Luzern | | Wiki-website Subregion (Wahlkreis) | Sursee | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Schenkon |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Distance |
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| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 58 km | 
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| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 105 km | 
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| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 309 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 308 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 0.4 km in SouthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Pilatus with a height of 2119 meter (at a distance of 23.3 km and direction SouthSouthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 42.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 60 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 22%, low mountains: 77%, moderate high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 44 km and direction NorthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
8.6 km2 |
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| Nature |
0.8 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
50.1 km2 |
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| Urban area |
7.6 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
11.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Schenkon in country Switzerland
Schenkon at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Schenkon
Hotels at Schenkon 
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