SteinenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.6132,Lat: 47.0496  |
| Elevation | 498 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:11:04pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Schwyz | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Schwyz | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Steinen | | Other place with same name 1 | 
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Rheinland-Pfalz - | | Other place with same name 2 |
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Baden-Württemberg - Freiburg | | Other place with same name 3 | 
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Bern - Bern-Mittelland |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 70 km | 
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| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 90 km | 
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| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 339 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 291 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 Lauerzer See (2.5 km2 at a height of around 446 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Vierwaldstätter See with a height of 434 meter (at a distance of 6.7 km and direction SouthSouthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
German-Swiss border with a straight distance of 59 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 83 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 22%, low mountains: 33%, moderate high mountains: 41%, high mountains: 4%, 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 agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 46 km and direction North).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
24.7 km2 |
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| Nature |
0.6 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
41.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
8.5 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Steinen in country Switzerland
Steinen at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Steinen 
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