Schwand
in Nidwalden of Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland
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Buochs Airport (2 mi) - Zürich Airport (33 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (42 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (47 mi)
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EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (57 mi) - Locarno Airport (63 mi)
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Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport (68 mi) - Lugano Airport (73 mi)
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Malpensa International Airport (96 mi) - Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (112 mi)
- Linate Airport (116 mi)
- Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (124 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 21 mi) - Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 81 mi)
- Hammetschwand Aufzug (observation point, (1 mi)
- Hirschgarten Zug (zoo, (14 mi)
- Voliere Stansstad (zoo, (2 mi)
- Toni's Zoo (zoo, (9 mi)
- Wildpark Brienz (zoo, (23 mi)
- Natur- und Tierpark Goldau (zoo, (10 mi)
- Voliere Zug (zoo, (13 mi)
- Wildnispark Zürich Langenberg (zoo, (22 mi)
- Hirschpark Luzern (zoo, (5 mi)
- Fischottergehege Männedorf (zoo, (24 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.000 and 8.369 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 59' 59" and E 8° 22' 10"
- 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: 01:58 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:45 am and 4:42 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
Delve into Schwand
Schwand in Nidwalden (Canton of Nidwalden) is a city located in Switzerland about 44 mi (or 70 km) east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Schwand is now 01:58 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports closer to Schwand, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), South-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 is Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps in Austria at a distance of 21 mi (or 33 km). The closest in Switzerland is Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch in a distance of 38 mi (or 33 km), North. We saw 10 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Stans, Ennetburgen, Luzern, Kussnacht and Emmetten. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 53 °F
| Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 82% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Seehotel Hermitage
Villa Honegg Hotel
Seehotel Sternen
Seehotel Pilatus
Europe Grand Hotel
Winkelried
CAMPUS HOTEL HERTENSTEIN-WEGGIS
Wellnesshotel Rössli
Kastanienbaum Swiss Quality Seehotel
Gerbi Hotel Restaurant
Videos from this area
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HM-TA1 hard Test, Stans, 13. Februar 11
The hardest test for a camera is on a model airplane. There are big differences between light and dark the cam must adjust. Aufgenommen mit HM-TA1 von Panasonic. Es war leider ziemlich dunstig.
Swiss alps from plane
flight over Swiss alps with Darwin airlines from Lugano to Zurich.
Moving Clouds Above Switzerland (with Nikon D610)
Timelapse Video Just some shots from Switzerland.
eHeinz episodio 58: Lago dei Quattro Cantoni. Ferie nel cuor
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Pilatus Cogwheel Railway
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SWISSVIEW - NW, Vierwaldstättersee
Nidwalden, Vierwaldstättersee, Anflug auf Kehrsiten.
Lucerne,Suisse,mes escapades au Lac des 4 Cantons,
Une des plus jolies régions de Suisse. Les touristes sont nombreux.Il s'agit des cantons primitifs.(de début de la Confédération)
SWISSVIEW - NW, Vierwaldstättersee, Kehrsiten
Nidwalden, Vierwaldstättersee, Kehrsiten, Stansstad.
STANSSTAD - KEHRSITEN
WANDELING STANSSTAD-KEHRSITEN een wandeling langs de Vierwaldstattersee over een mooie weg, die officieel afgesloten is. Enkel voor bewoners te berijden, de weg voert naar een ...
Fürigen am Bürgenstock NW
Flug über Fürigen am Bürgenstock bei Stansstad Ein HD-Video von http://www.reportair.ch.
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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.
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne (German: Vierwaldstättersee, lit. "Lake of the Four Forested Cantons") is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country. The lake has a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains. It has a total area of 114 km² (44 sq mi), an elevation of 434 m (1,424 ft), and a maximum depth of 214 m (702 ft). Its volume is 11.8 km³.
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.
Meggenhorn Castle
Meggenhorn Castle is a castle in Meggen near the Swiss city of Lucerne. It was built in 1868/70 by Edouad Hofer-Grosjean from Mulhouse and in 1926 equipped with a Welte Philharmonic Organ. It is surrounded by vine yards and is considered to be the municipality's symbol. Today, it is mostly used as a tourist attraction and reception venue. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland
IMI University Centre or International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland (IMI) is a private Swiss University located in Luzern teaching International Hotel, Tourism, Event, Restaurant, Hospitality, Health and Spa and European Culinary Management. In spring 2013 the new centre for International Culinary Arts will be opening on the campus in Kastanienbaum. IMI a Swiss Hotel School was founded in 1990. The teaching language of instruction is English.
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.
Stansstad railway station
Stansstad is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Stansstad in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company, and is adjacent to the bridge that carries the line across the Alpnachersee arm of Lake Lucerne. The current railway station is the second to exist in Stansstad, having been built as a through station on the section of line opened in 1964 to connect the then Stansstad–Engelberg line to the Brünig line at Hergiswil.
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:
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Schwand.
Ennetbürgen: Flugplatz Buochs LSZC richtung west Pilatus, Ennetbürgen (source)
Ennetbürgen: Airport Buochs LSZC, Ennetbürgen (source)
Ennetbürgen: Hotel Villa Honegg, Ennetbürgen (source)
Ennetbürgen: Airport Buochs LSZC Nord, Ennetbürgen (source)
Burgenstock: Bürgenstock Resort − Vierwaldstättersee, Burgenstock (source)
Hertenstein › South: Hertensteinstrasse 156 − Lake of Lucerne, Hertenstein (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Schwand, Vorder Schwand
