Sitten
in Sion District of Canton du Valais, Switzerland
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Sion Airport (1 mi) -
Aosta Airport (34 mi) -
Megève Airport (44 mi) - Bern Belp Airport (48 mi)
- Annemasse Airport (52 mi)
- Neuchatel Airport (56 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (60 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (66 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (72 mi)
- Zürich Airport (102 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 83 mi) - From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato (Unesco heritage, 116 mi)
- Zoo des Marécottes (zoo, (18 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.227 and 7.356 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 13' 38" and E 7° 21' 20"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:42 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:56 am and 4:45 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Sitten
Sitten in Sion District (Canton du Valais) with it's 28,045 habitants is located in Switzerland about 50 mi (or 80 km) south of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Sitten is now 06:42 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports close to Sitten, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces in a distance of 34 mi (or 55 km), North-West. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Veyras, Leuk, Saint-Maurice, Bionaz and Oyace. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 4°C / 38 °F |
| Night Temperature | -0°C / 31 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 6% |
| Air Humidity | 71% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 52% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
3°C (38 °F)
0°C (33 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
6°C (42 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
6°C (43 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hôtel des Vignes
Hotel Nendaz
Maya Boutique Hotel
Castel
Chalet Royal Veysonnaz HOTEL CHALET ROYAL
ibis Sion
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Incendie à la Rue de l'Industrie 8 à Sion - 20 mai 2012
20.05.2012, 18:08 - Sion Actualisé le 20.05.12, 18:14 Sion: incendie lors d'un rite religieux Des bougies et de l'encens sont à l'origine de l'incendie qui s'est déclaré dimanche vers...
Battle de Sion #6 - Hip Hop - Final
Juges: - Albert - WLS Crew - Sion - Mike Legend - D Master - Lausanne - Rumble - Paris MC : KT Gorique DJ: Loni filmed&edited by DJ Kamo.
BMX: la piste de Sion a accueilli une compétition spectaculaire, la 2e manche du Championnat romand
La piste BMX de Sion a accueilli le week-end passé la deuxième manche du Championnat Romand. Plus de 150 pilotes se sont mesuré sur un tracé sélectif et parsemé d'obstacles. Une compétition...
FC Sion: Vanins a le coeur Rouge et Blanc
Il aurait pu être le héros du match... Il est en tout cas le numéro 1 dans le cœur des supporters du FC Sion. Mais aussi par son maillot. En 5 ans dans les cages sédunoises, le portier...
Sion Airport - IGS Approach & Landing Runway 25
Approaching towards Montana (MOT) vectored to the IGS (steep) approach from 16000ft transitioning to a visual 3º glide ... Sion Airport (LSGS) Flown in various Citation's - main video...
BBoy RomeOne @ Battle de Sion #7
Dj : DJ Kamo d'Italie MC : KT Gorique.
Police: dans les roues de la patrouille cycliste à Sion
La nouvelle brigade compte neuf policiers qui se relaient sur les VTT. Rapidité, mobilité et disponibilité: cette brigade a plus d'une corde à son arc. Depuis avril dernier, ces policiers...
Air Glaciers Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama landing in Sion, Switzerland
Air Glaciers is an airline based in Sion, Switzerland. It operates air taxi, air ambulance, heli-skiing, crop treatment and some scheduled services. The Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama is a French...
Sion: une locomotive économique pour CFF Cargo
Une locomotive hybride, plus écologique, plus économique a été baptisée ce matin à Sion. Prénommée «Tourbillon», la merveille technologique 100% suisse pèse plus de 40 tonnes. Un...
Battle de Sion #7 - Breaking Final
Dj : DJ Kamo d'Italie MC : KT Gorique.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Simplon (department)
Simplon was the name of a département of the First French Empire. It is named after the Simplon Pass. It was formed in 1810, when the Rhodanic Republic was occupied by the French. Its territory corresponds with that of the present Swiss canton of Valais. The capital of Simplon département was Sion. The département was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons: Sion, cantons: Hérémence, Leuk, Sierre and Sion. Brig, cantons: Brig, Goms, Mörel, Raron and Visp.
Stade Tourbillon
Stade Tourbillon is a multi-purpose stadium in Sion, Switzerland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Sion. The stadium holds 16,000 people and was built in 1968 and renovated in 1989. At the time of the renovation, its capacity was 19,600.
Sion (district)
The district of Sion is a district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of 42,959 (as of 31 December 2011).
Tourbillon Castle
Tourbillon Castle is a castle in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated on a hill and faces the Basilique de Valère, located on the opposite hill. The castle was ruined in a fire in 1788.
Valère Basilica
The Valère basilica (French: Basilique de Valère), also called Valère castle (French: Château de Valère), is a fortified church situated in Sion in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated on a hill and faces the Château de Tourbillon, located on the opposite hill. The church (Notre-Dame de Valère) was built during the 12th and 13th centuries and obtained the rank of minor basilica at the time of the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1984.
Lac du Mont d'Orge
Lac du Mont d'Orge (or Lac de Montorge) is a small lake above Sion, Valais, Switzerland.
Sion Airport
Sion Airport is the airport of the city of Sion in Switzerland and is located 2.5 km SW of Sion city in the Rhone Valley
Majorie Castle
Majorie Castle is a castle in the municipality of Sion of the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Sitten.
Sion, Sion (source)
Veysonnaz: Veysonnaz, station, Veysonnaz (source)
Veysonnaz: Mayens-de-l'Ours, télécabine − Veysonnaz, station, Veysonnaz (source)
Veysonnaz: Piste de l'Ours − Les Ecluses, Veysonnaz (source)
Veysonnaz: Veysonnaz (télécabine), Veysonnaz (source)
Flughafen Sion: Sion Airport, Flughafen Sion (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Sitten, Sion, Sitten VS, Горад Сьён, Сион, Сьон, سیون، سوئیس, סיון, SIR, シオン, სიონი, 시옹, Sedunum, Sionas, Sion i Sveits, سیؤن, Sião, Сьйон, 锡永
