Filzbach
in Glarus of Canton of Glarus, Switzerland
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St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (32 mi) -
Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport (32 mi) - Buochs Airport (36 mi)
- Zürich Airport (36 mi)
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Friedrichshafen Airport (42 mi) - Samedan Airport (54 mi)
- Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport (66 mi)
- Locarno Airport (67 mi)
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Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (103 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (105 mi)
- Stuttgart Airport (109 mi)
- Linate Airport (116 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 24 mi)
- Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 40 mi)
- Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Greifvogelpark Buchs (zoo, (16 mi)
- Knies Kinderzoo (zoo, (16 mi)
- Vivarium Tablat (zoo, (24 mi)
- Abenteuerland Walterzoo (zoo, (22 mi)
- Wildpark Peter und Paul (zoo, (26 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.119 and 9.132 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 7' 8" and E 9° 7' 56"
- 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: 12:14 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:09 am and 8:32 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: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Delve into Filzbach
Filzbach in Glarus (Canton of Glarus) with it's 541 habitants is located in Switzerland about 80 mi (or 129 km) east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Filzbach is now 12:14 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports close to Filzbach, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is St Gallen Altenrhein Airport in a distance of 32 mi (or 52 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 in Switzerland is Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), South. We encountered 5 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: Amden, Glarus, Schmerikon, Lachen and Herisau. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 56 °F |
| Night Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 76% |
| Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 96% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
19°C (66 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
20°C (68 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
22°C (72 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Römerturm
Lihn Seminarhotel
Parkhotel Schwert
Arvenbüel
linth-arena sgu
Lofthotel
Sidonie - Amden Dorf
AmdenLodge Bienenheim Naturhostel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Rundblick Linth 2000 Gäsi
Bäume abholzen für Linth 2000.
MacMeier Boxing Sledge
The foehn wind blew, and the snow which had fallen so far this season melted a bit... and after Zurich's warmest Christmas day on record, Filzbach, between the Walensee below and the Talalpsee...
The life in the swiss alps - Day 15 of cycling to Portugal
Uphwww... a 12 minute long video for a single day that I spend at one location. The twelve minutes are just a precursor for the following days in which I'm staying in the village. I could imagine...
Randomness in Weesen - Day 20 of the Bicycle Tour
Originally I was planning to cycle to Winterthur in this video, due to the exhausting climb of the prior day though, I was hesitant in leaving my bed. Ultimately I had to ditch my plans and...
Musikgesellschaft Harmonie Weesen: Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
Titel aus unserem Konzert «MGH International Air Lines» 2015.
Hochwasser Weesen 1999
Hochwasser in Weesen, Pfingsten 1999.
Sesselbahn Mattstock in AMDEN SWITZERLAND
Amden Churfisten Walensee Heidiland
Amden Churfisten Walensee.
KÖBI UND ANITA HOCHBUEL AMDEN
Köbi et sa fille Anita jouent un petit air d'accordéon.
Fahnengruss zum Abschied der alten Fahne
Unser Fähnrich Köbi macht zum letzten Mal den Fahnengruss mit der alten Fahne zusammen mit dem Fähnrich der Musikgesellschaft Amden.
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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.
Kerenzerberg Tunnel (road)
The Kerenzerberg Tunnel is a motorway tunnel in Switzerland, and forms part of the A3 motorway from Basel to Sargans. The tunnel is approximately 5.8 km long and it lies southwest of Lake Walen, under the Kerenzerberg Pass. The Kerenzerberg Tunnel is a one-way, unidirectional tunnel. Traffic from Zurich to Sargans must pass through the Kerenzerberg Tunnel, in the opposite direction the motorway runs along the shores of the Walensee through six short tunnels originally built for a railway.
Kerenzerberg Pass
Kerenzerberg Pass (el. 743 m. ) is a mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. It connects Mollis and Mühlehorn above the Walensee. The pass road was built in 1848 and has a maximum grade of 10 percent. Two tunnels have been dug under the pass, a road tunnel for the A-3 Autobahn and a rail tunnel for the Ziegelbrücke to Sargans railway line. The area is known for both summer and winter sport.
Kerenzen-Mühlehorn
Kerenzen-Mühlehorn is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It ceased to exist in 1887, when it was split into the three new municipalities Filzbach, Mühlehorn and Obstalden.
Talalpsee
Talalpsee or Talsee is a lake at an elevation of 1086 m above Filzbach in the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. Its surface area is 3.2 ha.
Kerenzerberg Tunnel (rail)
The Kerenzerberg Tunnel is a rail tunnel in the Swiss canton of Glarus. The tunnel is 3,955 metres long, and carries the Ziegelbrücke to Sargans line under the Kerenzerberg Pass to the south of the Walensee. Prior to 1960, the railway used a route along the shores of the Walensee and through shorter tunnels.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Filzbach.
Amden › South: SG, Amden (source)
Amden › South: Walau − Mattstock − Skigebiet Mattstock Amden − Walensee − Linth − Rautispitz − Vrenelisgärtli, Amden (source)
Weesen › South: Hotel Walensee Trattoria − Hotel Schwyzerhof − Hauptstrasse − Parkhotel Schwert − Weesen (See) − Kerenzerberg Pass − Walensee − Rautispitz − Vrenelisgärtli, Weesen (source)
Arvenbüel › South: Restaurant Monte Mio − Skigebiet Arvenbüel Amden − Leistchamm − Amden − Mürtschenstock, Arvenbüel (source)
Amden: 950m Südwest Richtung Glarnerland, Amden (source)
Obstalden: Vue en direction de Walenstadt, Obstalden (source)
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