Giessen
in Bezirk Dietikon of Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
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Zürich Airport (7 mi) - Buochs Airport (30 mi)
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Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport (40 mi) -
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (44 mi) - Grenchen Airport (50 mi)
- St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (53 mi)
- Friedrichshafen Airport (54 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (55 mi)
- Stuttgart Airport (96 mi)
- Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (97 mi)
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Malpensa International Airport (123 mi) - Linate Airport (141 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 13 mi) - Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Strasbourg – Grande île (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 107 mi)
- Zoo Zürich (zoo, (7 mi)
- Tierpark Bad Zurzach (zoo, (14 mi)
- Hirschgarten Zug (zoo, (16 mi)
- Voliere Zürich (zoo, (6 mi)
- Zoo Hasel (zoo, (13 mi)
- Toni's Zoo (zoo, (22 mi)
- Wildpark Bruderhaus (zoo, (15 mi)
- Voliere Zug (zoo, (17 mi)
- Wildnispark Zürich Langenberg (zoo, (9 mi)
- Fischottergehege Männedorf (zoo, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.401 and 8.427 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 24' 3" and E 8° 25' 38"
- 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: 10:09 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:40 am and 4:44 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 Giessen
Giessen in Bezirk Dietikon (Canton of Zurich) with it's 8 habitants is located in Switzerland about 56 mi (or 90 km) north-east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Giessen is now 10:09 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports close to Giessen, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Zürich Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 12 km), North-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 13 mi (or 21 km). The closest in Switzerland is Abbey of St Gall in a distance of 44 mi (or 21 km), South-West. We encountered 10 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: Dielsdorf, Bremgarten, Affoltern am Albis, Zurich and Baden. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 35 °F
| Morning Temperature | -1°C / 30 °F |
| Evening Temperature | -0°C / 31 °F |
| Night Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 22% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1001 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 81% of sky |
| General Conditions | Snow |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
-1°C (31 °F)
-0°C (32 °F)
Snow, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
-0°C (31 °F)
-5°C (24 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Overcast clouds, calm.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Atlantis by Giardino
25hours Zürich West
Thessoni home
Crowne Plaza ZURICH
Uto Kulm
H+ Hotel Zürich
Residence Appartements
PLACID HOTEL Design & Lifestyle Zurich
Boutique Hotel Thessoni Classic
Moevenpick Hotel Regensdorf
Videos from this area
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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.
Dietikon District
Dietikon District is a district of the Swiss canton of Zürich. The capital of the district of Dietikon is the city of Dietikon, located in the Limmat Valley . Dietikon District was created in 1989 by splitting the former Zürich District into three parts. The western part became the Dietikon District, the eastern part became the district (respectively city) of Zürich and the municipality of Zollikon (located east of Zürich) was integrated into the Meilen District.
Fahr Abbey
Fahr Abbey, is a Benedictine monastery of nuns located in the Swiss city of Würenlos in the Canton of Aargau. Located in different cantons, Einsiedeln Abbey and Fahr Abbey form a double monastery, ruled by the Abbot of Einsiedeln. They are perhaps the only such community still to exist.
Glanzenberg Castle
Glanzenberg Castle (German: Burg Glanzenberg or Ruine Glanzenberg) is a ruined castle in the municipality of Unterengstringen in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Schlieren railway station
Schlieren is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the municipality of Schlieren. The station is located on the Zurich to Olten main line and is a stop of the Zurich S-Bahn served by line S3 and S12. The former Schlieren carriage works of the Schweizerische Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik AG Schlieren-Zürich were once situated adjacent to the station. The works closed in 1985, and the site is now partially occupied by a printing works for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
Urdorf railway station
Urdorf is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The station is situated close to the boundary of the municipalities of Schlieren and Urdorf and, whilst it is actually in the former, it takes its name from the latter. The station is located on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line and is served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S9 and S15.
Urdorf Weihermatt railway station
Urdorf Weihermatt is a railway station in the municipality of Urdorf, in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The station is located on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line and is served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S9 and S15. Urdorf Weihermatt railway station should not be confused with Urdorf railway station, situated some 1.25 kilometres away on the same line and served by the same trains.
Glanzenberg railway station
Glanzenberg is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the city of Dietikon. The station is located on the Zurich to Olten main line and is a stop of the Zurich S-Bahn served by line S3 and S12.
Dietikon railway station
Dietikon is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the city of Dietikon. The station is located on the Swiss Federal Railway's Zurich to Olten main line and is also the terminus of the metre gauge Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn (BD). The station is served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S3 and S12 and some long distance trains on the main line, and by S-Bahn line S17 on the BD.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Giessen.
Dänikon: Aussichtsturm, Dänikon (source)
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