Morat
in Lake District of Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
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Neuchatel Airport (12 mi) - Bern Belp Airport (18 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (22 mi)
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Montbéliard-Courcelles Airport (42 mi) - Fontaine Airport (50 mi)
- EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (50 mi)
- Sion Airport (50 mi)
- Besançon Thise Airport (54 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (68 mi)
- Zürich Airport (77 mi)
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Malpensa International Airport (118 mi) - Torino / Caselle International Airport (122 mi)
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Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (135 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 57 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, 59 mi)
- Strasbourg – Grande île (Unesco heritage, 118 mi)
- Parc Zoologique du Bois du Petit Chateau (zoo, (19 mi)
- Bärenpark Bern (zoo, (16 mi)
- Tierpark Dählhölzli Bern (zoo, (16 mi)
- Zoo Rothaus (zoo, (7 mi)
- Erlebniswelt Seeteufel (zoo, (16 mi)
- Papiliorama Kerzers (zoo, (6 mi)
- Johns kleine Farm (zoo, (8 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.928 and 7.117 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 55' 41" and E 7° 7' 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: 01:07 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:11 am and 8:45 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: 2024-05-03 08:06:06
Touring Morat
Morat in Lake District (Canton of Fribourg) with it's 5,800 residents is a town located in Switzerland about 16 mi (or 25 km) west of Bern, the country's capital place.
Time in Morat is now 01:07 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports nearby Morat, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Neuchatel Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), 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 in Switzerland is Old City of Berne in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), East. We collected 7 points of interest near this location. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Fribourg, Matran, Tafers, Marly and Neuchatel. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 6% |
| Air Humidity | 76% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
12°C (54 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
La Pinte du Vieux Manoir
Murtenhof & Krone
Murten
Bad Muntelier am See
Hotel de la Gare
Hotel-Restaurant Mont-Vully
Lacotel
Youth Hostel Avenches
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Das Stedtli Murten
Rundgang durch Murten und seine Region.
Hara Sport Murten Saison 2014
1. Liga, Region 1. SMM Judo Club Hara Sport Murten.
Open Air Kino Murten
Trailer by Fotostudio Living Light www.livinglight.ch Casting: Eventservice Roland Röthlisberger Bern www.eventservice-bern.ch weitere Infos: openairkino-murten.ch www.murtentourismus.ch...
SCS in Murten - 21. September 2013
Der Zentralvorstand vom Seemannsclub der Schweiz (SCS) organisiert jedes Jahr einen gemeinsamen Ausflug aller Sektionen. Diesmal führte die Reise über den Bieler- Neuenburger- und Murtensee ...
![preview picture of video 'Murten - Morat, Harbor Scenes 2015 [by René Merz]'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/glnvY4BeyBo/mqdefault.jpg "'Murten - Morat, Harbor Scenes 2015 [by René Merz]'")
Murten - Morat, Harbor Scenes 2015 [by René Merz]
Spring scenes at the harbor of Morat - Murten, 2015-03-18/-23, V1.2. My first tests with the new photo camera in the video mode. One scene from 18. March (the bells sounds at 5 o'clock [pm],...
Murten (Môrat) - S-Bahn Bern (RABe 535, Lötschberger) - FLIRTs der tpf (RABe 527) - Stadtbilder
Dieses Video zeigt einige Züge im schweizerischen Murten (Môrat). Zu sehen ist unter anderem der sogenannte "Lötschberger" (RABe 535), zwei FLIRT-Züge (RABe527, in Deutschland als BR 429...
Umlad Unfalllok der SBB in Murten
Die Unfalllok von Rafz wird auf dem Weg nach Yverdon in Murten auf einen anderen Tieflader umgeladen. Musik als creative commons license by zeroproject.
Gässliguuger Murten - Sound of Silence
Fastnacht Murten 2013 am Montag abend :-)
Mittelalterliche Stadt Murten (Historical town Murten in Switzerland)
Von der Stadtmauer hat man einen wundervollen Blick über Stadt und See.
Hexakopter über dem See / Avenches / Murten / Vallamand / Faoug
Startpunkt ab dem Motorboot über den See für Fotoaufnahmen für meine Homepage. Ich wollte mehrheitlich Fotos machen, deshalb ist der Film eher kurz. Fotos unter: w3.FotoFly.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 Murten
Lake Morat is a lake located in the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud in the west of Switzerland. It is named after the small town of Murten/Morat on its southern shore. Its official name in switzerland is "Lake Morat". It is the smallest of the three lakes in the Seeland or Pays des trois lacs area of the Swiss plateau located at the foot of the first chain of the Jura mountains. The main tributary is the river Broye.
See District, Fribourg
See District is one of the seven districts of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Lying to the north of the canton, the district is bilingual. Its territory enclaves the two Bernese municipalities of Münchenwiler and Clavaleyres, while its own village of Wallenbuch (now part of Gurmels) is exclaved within Bern. It has a population of 33,419 (as of 31 December 2011).
Altavilla
Altavilla is a village and former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Burg bei Murten
Burg bei Murten is a village and former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It was first recorded in 1340 as Chastel. It has also had the Italian names Castro (1394), Castro villa (1413) and then the German form Burg (1510). The municipality had 216 inhabitants in 1850, which decreased to 187 in 1880. After an increase to 246 in 1900 it declined again, to 187 in 1950 and 167 in 1970.
Coussiberlé
Coussiberlé (German: Cussiberle or Guschubürli) is a village and former municipality in the district of See in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It was first recorded in 1425 as Corsibellay. The municipality had ca. 30 inhabitants in 1558, which increased to 58 in 1811, 63 in 1850, and 80 in 1900. It then declined, to 58 in 1950 and 51 in 2000. In 1974 the municipality was incorporated into the larger, neighboring municipality Courlevon.
Löwenberg Castle
Löwenberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Murten of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Münchenwiler Castle
Münchenwiler Castle is a castle in the municipality of Münchenwiler of the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Morat.
Murten: Lake Murten, Murten (source)
Muntelier: Lake Murten, Muntelier (source)
Lugnorre › South: Lake Murten, Lugnorre (source)
Faoug: Lake Murten, Faoug (source)
Sugiez › North-West: Canal de la Broye, Sugiez (source)
Murten: Lake Murten, Murten (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Murten, Morat, Morato, مورتان, Muratum, Муртен, Муртен/Морат, 穆爾滕
