Schmitten (FR)General information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.2485,Lat: 46.8557  |
| Elevation | 622 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:32:02pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Fribourg | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Sense | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Schmitten (FR) |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 18 km | 
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| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 176 km | 
East
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 317 km | 
NorthNorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 294 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 Schiffenensee (4.3 km2 at a height of around 531 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.8 km in WestNorthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Murtensee with a height of 429 meter (at a distance of 14.4 km and direction NorthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 45.2 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 63 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 2%, low mountains: 97%, moderate high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northern 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 84 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bern Belp Airport (at a distance of 20 km in EastNorthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
9.2 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
62.2 km2 |
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| Urban area |
6.7 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
0.1 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Schmitten (FR) in country Switzerland
Schmitten (FR) at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Schmitten (FR) 
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