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General information - Location

CountrySwitzerland
Location in country South
Location in EuropeCentral Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 8.2137,Lat: 46.4538 marker
Elevation1335 meter above sea level
Local time20:08:45pm
Name province/regionValais
Name SubregionGoms
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityGrafschaft

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Biel0.4 km NorthEast
2 Ritzingen0.8 km EastNorthEast
3 Blitzingen1.6 km SouthWest
4 Gluringen1.9 km NorthEast
5 Niederwald2.7 km SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 BernSwitzerland81 km NorthWest
2 Vaduz   Liechtenstein126 km NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo   Monaco308 km SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 229 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Oberaarsee (1.4 km2 at a height of around 2302 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Blinnenhorn with a height of 3374 meter (at a distance of 7.9 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 7.7 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.8 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 14%, high mountains: 86%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Name
Hochgelegene Berglandschaft der Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard d’altitude des Alpes centrales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 100 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   21.6 km2 
 27.5% 
 Nature   37 km2 
 47.2% 
 Agriculture   9.8 km2 
 12.5% 
 Urban area   1.1 km2 
 1.4% 
 Infrastructure   0.4 km2 
 0.5% 
 Rock-Sand   8.7 km2 
 11% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Selkingen in country Switzerland


Selkingen at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-AletschSwitzerland15 km WestNorthWest
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of BellinzonaSwitzerland69 km EastSouthEast
3 Old City of BerneSwitzerland80 km NorthWest


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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Goms District

Type of weather in Goms Districtovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 0.78 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction: North East
Air pressure: 1007 mb
Humidity: 99 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:15 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :05:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :20:55 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Goms District - CH (longitude: 8.2137, latitude: 46.4538)
Distance weather station to place (direction N): not known
23:00
3 degrees
1009 mbar
light snowweericoon
2:00
1 degrees
1010 mbar
snowweericoon
5:00
2 degrees
1010 mbar
snowweericoon
8:00
3 degrees
1011 mbar
light snowweericoon
11:00
4 degrees
1011 mbar
light snowweericoon
14:00
5 degrees
1011 mbar
light snowweericoon
17:00
4 degrees
1013 mbar
light snowweericoon
20:00
-0 degrees
1017 mbar
light snowweericoon










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