Wangen (SZ)General information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
East | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.8959,Lat: 47.1915  |
| Elevation | 427 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:34:09pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Schwyz | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | March | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Wangen (SZ) |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 48 km |
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| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 114 km | 
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| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 338 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 307 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 Zürichsee (Lac de Zurich) (84.4 km2 at a height of around 405 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.5 km in Northern direction).
The nearest mountain is Hörnli with a height of 1133 meter (at a distance of 20.2 km and direction North).
The most nearby international border is the
Liechtenstein-Swiss border with a straight distance of 44.7 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 63 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 72%, low mountains: 18%, moderate high mountains: 10%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 40 km and direction NorthWest).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
15.9 km2 |
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| Nature |
1.4 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
0.7 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
35.9 km2 |
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| Urban area |
9.5 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
14.5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Wangen (SZ) in country Switzerland
Wangen (SZ) at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Wangen (SZ)
Hotels at Wangen (SZ) 
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