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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.6688,Lat: 46.7926
Elevation	541 meter above sea level
Local time	22:59:51pm
Name province/region	Uri
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Silenen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Amsteg	2.6 km	South
2 Bristen	3.1 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Erstfeld	3.5 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Intschi	3.8 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Gurtnellen	6.7 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	76 km	EastNorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	95 km	WestNorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	353 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 263 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 Vierwaldstätter See (Lac des Quatre Cantons) (110 km² at a height of around 433 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Uri-Rotstock with a height of 2929 meter (at a distance of 12.8 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 40.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 56 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 5%, low mountains: 15%, moderate high mountains: 32%, high mountains: 48%, 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 forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Tallandschaft der Nordalpen -- Paysage de vallées des Alpes septentrionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 74 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34.4 km2

43.7%

Nature

24.3 km2

31%

Agriculture

8 km2

10.1%

Urban area

2.4 km2

Rock-Sand

9.5 km2

12.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Silenen in country Switzerland

Silenen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	46 km	EastNorthEast
2 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	59 km	WestSouthWest
3 Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps	Austria,France,Germany, Italy,Slovenia,Switzerland	64 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Silenen
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Silenen

Type of weather in Silenen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.96 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	15 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :	05:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:51 Europe/Amsterdam