Faden
in Nidwalden of Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland
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Buochs Airport (1 mi) - Zürich Airport (35 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (43 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (49 mi)
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EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (59 mi) - Locarno Airport (60 mi)
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Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport (70 mi) - Lugano Airport (71 mi)
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Malpensa International Airport (94 mi) - Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (109 mi)
- Linate Airport (113 mi)
- Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (126 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 23 mi) - Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Hammetschwand Aufzug (observation point, (2 mi)
- Hirschgarten Zug (zoo, (15 mi)
- Alpenvogelpark Grindelwald (zoo, (27 mi)
- Voliere Stansstad (zoo, (3 mi)
- Toni's Zoo (zoo, (12 mi)
- Natur- und Tierpark Goldau (zoo, (9 mi)
- Voliere Zug (zoo, (15 mi)
- Wildnispark Zürich Langenberg (zoo, (23 mi)
- Hirschpark Luzern (zoo, (8 mi)
- Fischottergehege Männedorf (zoo, (24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.969 and 8.405 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 58' 7" and E 8° 24' 17"
- 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: 06:45 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:29 am and 4:52 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- 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
Discover Faden
Faden in Nidwalden (Canton of Nidwalden) is a place in Switzerland about 45 mi (or 73 km) east of Bern, the country's capital city.
Current time in Faden is now 06:45 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports near Faden, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), North-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 is Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps in Austria at a distance of 23 mi (or 38 km). The closest in Switzerland is Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch in a distance of 37 mi (or 38 km), North-West. We encountered 10 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. 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: Ennetburgen, Stans, Emmetten, Kussnacht and Gersau. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 73% |
| Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 39% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Friday, 15th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
6°C (44 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
13°C (55 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Villa Honegg Hotel
Kastanienbaum Swiss Quality Seehotel
Boutique Hotel Schluessel
CAMPUS HOTEL HERTENSTEIN-WEGGIS
Gerbi Hotel Restaurant
Alexander Wellnesshotel
Romantik Hotel Beau-Rivage
Wellnesshotel Rössli
Winkelried
Krone
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Rollout Pilatus Aircraft PC 24
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Ju-52 coming in with a three-point landing at Buochs
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Night Landing Buochs
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Very long landing
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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.
Pilatus Aircraft
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. is an aircraft manufacturer located in Stans, Switzerland. The company employs 1,441 people.
Hammetschwand Elevator
The Hammetschwand Lift is the highest exterior elevator of Europe and is located in Switzerland. It connects a spectacular rock path with the lookout point Hammetschwand on the Bürgenstock plateau overlooking Lake Lucerne.
Maria-Rickenbach
Maria-Rickenbach is a Benedictine monastery for women. It is situated above the village of Niederrickenbach in the municipality of Oberdorf in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden. The monastery is accessible only by cable car from Niederrickenbach Station on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg railway line. The monastery was established after a 1528 painting of the Madonna was placed in a hollow maple tree on that site.
Engelberger Aa
Engelberger Aa (or Engelbergeraa) is a river in Switzerland. It rises west of Surenenpass in the Canton of Uri, flows through the valley of Engelberg and Nidwalden. At Buochs, it empties into Lake Lucerne and is thus a tributary of the river Reuss, which drains that lake.
Bürgenstock railway
The Bürgenstock railway is a funicular railway in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland. The line links the landing stage at Kehrsiten-Bürgenstock, served by the regular passenger boats of the Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees, with the Bürgenstock resort and its famous hotels. The railway was opened in 1888 and was originally a water-ballast funicular with an Abt rack braking rail. Today the funicular is electric and automatic, but it still uses the original cabins.
Stans railway station
Stans is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Stans in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company. The station is served by the following passenger trains:
Dallenwil railway station
Dallenwil is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Dallenwil in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company. The station is served by the following passenger trains:
Niederrickenbach railway station
Niederrickenbach Station is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Wolfenschiessen in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company. The station is adjacent to the lower station of the cable car, to the hamlet of Niederrickenbach and the convent of Maria-Rickenbach, from which it takes its name. It should be noted that Niederrickenbach station is 2.3 km horizontally and 650 m vertically from Niederrickenbach hamlet.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Faden.
Ennetbürgen, Ennetbürgen (source)
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Ennetbürgen: Airport Buochs LSZC, Ennetbürgen (source)
Ennetbürgen: Airport Buochs LSZC Nord, Ennetbürgen (source)
Ennetbürgen: Alpnach, Ennetbürgen (source)
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