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Gitschenen Bach

Located in Canton of Uri, Switzerland Coordinates: 46°53′53″ N 8°29′48″ E

Map showing the location of Gitschenen Bach Gitschenen Bach
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,519 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Isenthal
2.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
ZRH Zürich Airport62 km
BRN Bern Airport76 km

About Gitschenen Bach

Gitschenen Bach is a river. Location: Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Sulztal and Unter Zingel.

Climate of Gitschenen Bach

This month · November

A wet month

Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
July (166 mm)
Driest month
January (97 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Gitschenen Bach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°3°6°11°14°17°16°13°8°3°0°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-5°-2°2°5°8°8°5°1°-3°-6°
Precipitation (mm)97101107121133165166161122118121110

How to get to Gitschenen Bach

The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 62 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Zurich, 52 km to the north.

Airports

  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 62 kmnorth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 76 kmwest
  • Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) St. Gallen 104 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Zurich Population: 415.4K 52 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 70 kmnorth
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 80 kmwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 101 kmnorthwest
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 130 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Gitschenen Bach

Within 100 km: 338 historic and cultural sites, 6,457 natural sites, 989 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km965 places

  • Insel Schwanau Island 17 kmNE
  • Sankt-Niklausen-Insle Island 18 kmNW
  • Neptun-Inseln Island 8 kmE
  • Lorelei-Inseln Island 8 kmE

25–60 km2,822 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 57 kmN
  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 57 kmSW
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 58 kmSW
  • Strandbad Iseltwald Beach 45 kmSW

60–100 km3,997 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 81 kmW
  • Dominikanerinsel Konstanz Island 100 kmNE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 92 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 62 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Sulztal Natural site, Canton of Uri
    0.6 km S
  • Unter Zingel Natural site, Canton of Uri
    1 km N
  • Sulztaler Bach River, Canton of Uri
    0.6 km E
  • Alpeler Mountain, Isenthal
    0.5 km W
  • Aren Natural site, Canton of Nidwalden
    2.8 km N
  • Elfer Natural site, Canton of Nidwalden
    2.8 km NW
  • Chessel Mountain, Isenthal
    1 km SW
  • Windegg Natural site, Canton of Nidwalden
    3.4 km W

Sources & licences

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