Schmitten
in Sense District of Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
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Bern Belp Airport (12 mi) - Neuchatel Airport (19 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (24 mi)
- Sion Airport (44 mi)
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Montbéliard-Courcelles Airport (49 mi) - EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (52 mi)
- Fontaine Airport (56 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (69 mi)
- Zürich Airport (74 mi)
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Aosta Airport (78 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (110 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (116 mi)
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Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (138 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 11 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 54 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, 65 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 104 mi)
- Strasbourg – Grande île (Unesco heritage, 121 mi)
- Bärenpark Bern (zoo, (12 mi)
- Tierpark Dählhölzli Bern (zoo, (11 mi)
- Zoo Rothaus (zoo, (15 mi)
- Erlebniswelt Seeteufel (zoo, (18 mi)
- Papiliorama Kerzers (zoo, (9 mi)
- Johns kleine Farm (zoo, (11 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.857 and 7.250 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 51' 26" and E 7° 15' 1"
- 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: 11:08 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:35 am and 4:56 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 Schmitten
Schmitten in Sense District (Canton of Fribourg) with it's 4,040 habitants is a town located in Switzerland a little south-west of Bern, the country's capital town.
Time in Schmitten is now 11:08 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 13 airports closer to Schmitten, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Bern Belp Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 20 km), East. 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 Old City of Berne in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), North-East. We saw 6 points of interest near this location.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Tafers, Fribourg, Marly, Matran and Bern. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 60% |
| Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 9% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
4°C (38 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Switzerland 94 (Camera on board) Heitenried, Tafer to Rohrbach by Mamishaus [HD]
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2012 Kränzlitöchterfeier
Sonntag, 7. Oktober 2012 -- Kränzlitöchterfeier Am Rosenkranzsonntag haben die Kränzlitöchter von Tafers, Düdingen und Heitenried die Kränzlitöchterfeier mit dem Cäcilienchor zelebriert....
Corinne auf Saloniki, Laupen Derby, 10.08.2013
Corinne von Ballmoos auf Saloniki du Thôt, Laupen, 10.08.2013.
Schmitten Laupen Flamatt Wünnewil.wmv
Nachtfahrt mit dem Mountainbike von Schmitten über Laupen Flamatt nach Wünnewil. Beleuchtet mit den Bike-Halogenlampen von Lupine. Mountainbikes von Thömus Veloshop.
MTB Tour Wünnewil Laupen.WMV
Mountainbike Tour Ende Februar 2011. Von Wünnewil über Nussbaumen zum Schloss Laupen. Rückweg über Bösingen Fendringen.
Corinne auf Saloniki, Laupen R100, 11.08.2013
Corinne von Ballmoos auf Saloniki du Thôt, Laupen, 11.08.2013.
Gurmels Laupen 2012 Ferienpass 0001
Ferienpass Schule Gurmels.
Die Turnerinnen auf dem Schienenvelo
Die Turnerinnen vom SATUS Safenwil in Laupen bei Bern auf dem Schienenvelo.
Gold Rush SWISS - S01E07 - Napf Gold II
Enjoy part 2 of my Napf Gold Adventure. You will see me doin the cleanout inthe RiverSense nearby my place. I ran a bunch of Buckets through my T-D-EZ Sluice i took from the Napf. Thanks for...
La cuisine thaïe au wok
Au Parc Hôtel de Fribourg , nous cuisinons devant vous à chaque service.
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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.
Battle of Laupen
The Battle of Laupen was fought on June 21, 1339 between the Bern and its allies on one side, and Freiburg together with feudal landholders from the County of Burgundy and Habsburg territories on the other. Bern was victorious, consolidating its position in the region. As a consequence of the conflict, the relations of Bern and the Swiss Confederacy tightened, resulting in Bern's permanent accession in 1353.
Laupen District
Laupen District was one of the 26 administrative districts in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Its capital was the municipality of Laupen. The district had an area of 88 km² and consisted of 11 municipalities: The municipalities of Clavaleyres and Münchenwiler are enclaved within the canton of Fribourg.
Sense District
Sense District is one of the seven administrative district of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland, and the only completely German-speaking one. It is named for the Sense River, which forms the majority of its eastern border with the canton of Bern.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Schmitten.
Wünnewil, Wünnewil (source)
Tafers, Tafers (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Schmitten, Schmitten FR, Schmitten i Fribourg, 施米滕
