SchiersGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
East | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 9.689,Lat: 46.9699  |
| Elevation | 823 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:50:43pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Graubünden | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Prättigau-Davos | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Schiers |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 23 km | 
NorthWest
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 171 km | 
West
| | 3 Ljubljana | 
Slovenia | 384 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 270 km (direction SouthEast).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 Lünersee (1.5 km2 at a height of around 1969 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Schesaplana with a height of 2965 meter (at a distance of 9.4 km and direction North).
The most nearby international border is the
Swiss-Austrian border with a straight distance of 8.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.8 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Liechtensteiner Austrian Swiss tripoint with a straight distance of 11.9 km (direction NorthNorthWest).
Elevation around place: low mountains: 16%, moderate high mountains: 54%, high mountains: 29%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 102 km and direction WestNorthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
44.8 km2 |
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| Nature |
3.3 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
27 km2 |
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| Urban area |
3.5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Schiers in country Switzerland
Schiers at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Schiers 
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