Stein (AR)General information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Northeast | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 9.3446,Lat: 47.3747  |
| Elevation | 817 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:18:35pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | | Wiki-website Subregion (Wahlkreis) | Hinterland | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Stein (AR) |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 29 km | 
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| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 152 km | 
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| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 344 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 319 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 Bodensee (Lac de Constance) (156.6 km2 at a height of around 395 meter above sea level) at a distance of 15.8 km in NorthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is St. Gallen with a height of 670 meter (at a distance of 5.9 km and direction NorthNorthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Swiss-Austrian border with a straight distance of 18.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Liechtensteiner Austrian Swiss tripoint with a straight distance of 18.2 km (direction SouthEast).
Elevation around place: low mountains: 45%, moderate high mountains: 55%, 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 Zürich Airport (at a distance of 61 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (at a distance of 20 km in NorthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
21 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
46.5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
11.1 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Stein (AR) in country Switzerland
Stein (AR) at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
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