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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.3071,Lat: 46.5078
Elevation	1556 meter above sea level
Local time	3:09:58am
Name province/region (Kanton)	Valais
Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk)	Goms
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Obergoms

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Obergesteln	1.5 km	EastNorthEast
2 Geschinen	2.5 km	WestSouthWest
3 Münster	4 km	WestSouthWest
4 Oberwald	4.4 km	NorthEast
5 Unterwassern	4.6 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	82 km	NorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	116 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	316 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 233 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 4.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Blinnenhorn with a height of 3374 meter (at a distance of 9.1 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 7.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.8 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 12%, high mountains: 88%, 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 103 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.9 km2

25.4%

Nature

38.3 km2

48.8%

Agriculture

8.1 km2

10.3%

Urban area

1.1 km2

1.4%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Rock-Sand

10 km2

12.8%

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.2%

Ice - Glacier

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ulrichen in country Switzerland

Ulrichen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	21 km	West
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	65 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	82 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ulrichen

Type of weather in Ulrichen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	34 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	8 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	08:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:40 Europe/Amsterdam