Melchsee-Frutt
in Obwalden of Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
46.775 and 8.269 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 46° 46' 28" and E 8° 16' 6"
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: 11:01 AM (Monday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:13 am and 8:34 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

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: 2024-04-29 08:03:39

Delve into Melchsee-Frutt

Melchsee-Frutt in Obwalden (Canton of Obwalden) with it's 70 habitants is located in Switzerland about 41 mi (or 65 km) east of Bern, the country's capital town.

Current time in Melchsee-Frutt is now 11:01 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports close to Melchsee-Frutt, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 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 Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), South-West. We encountered 8 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: Sarnen, Stans, Ennetburgen, Luzern and Emmetten. 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 6°C / 43 °F
Evening Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 64%
Air Pressure 1018 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 78% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Tuesday, 30th of April 2024

16°C (61 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Wednesday, 1st of May 2024

17°C (63 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

8°C (46 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Parkhotel du Sauvage Meiringen

Address
5,1 mi
Bahnhofstr. 30 / Conan Doyle Pl
3860 Meiringen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:30 - 22:30
Weekend: 6:30 - 22:30


Fischers Alpenhotel

Address
0,1 mi
Engelsburg 12
6068 Melchsee-Frutt
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 15:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 20:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 20:00


Reuti

Address
4,1 mi
Engi 485
6086 Hasliberg Reuti
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: closed


Panorama

Address
4,1 mi
Engi 448 a
6086 Hasliberg Reuti
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00


Gletscherblick Hotel

Address
4,0 mi
Urseni 329b
6085 Hasliberg Goldern
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 22:00
Weekend: closed


Sherlock Holmes Das Hotel

Address
5,0 mi
Alpbachallee 3
3860 Meiringen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: closed


Wasserwendi

Address
3,9 mi
Dorfstrasse
6084 HASLIBERG
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:30 - 22:00


Alpenrose

Address
5,2 mi
Dorfstrasse 8
3862 Innertkirchen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:30 - 23:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 0:30


Videos from this area

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Rodeln / sledding: Melchsee-Frutt Switzerland

Published: January 22, 2012
Length: 24:59 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: R3DonionRING

Rodeln mit einem Torggler Sportrodel in Melchsee-Frutt, Schweiz. Länge: 8 km Höhendifferenz: 800 Meter Sledding with a Torggler Sportrodel in Melchsee-Frutt, Switzerland.


GoPro Edit ¦ Melchsee-Frutt ¦ Oliver Burch

Published: February 24, 2013
Length: 08:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Oliver Burch


We riding @Melchsee-Frutt

Published: December 14, 2014
Length: 35:30 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: X- FreeY

We riding @Melchsee-Frutt Subscribe for more ski videos 100% Gopro 3+ Daher es wenig Schnee hatte, konnten wir nur die eine Piste benutzen. Es kommen aber bald mehr und bessere Videos.


Day snowboarding in Melchsee-Frutt Switzerland

Published: January 07, 2013
Length: 24:38 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Till Szabo

Melchsee-Frutt Switzerland Bluebird day First time using the GoPro.


Days of Powder in Melchsee-Frutt

Published: January 27, 2013
Length: 11:26 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: huldian

A short edit from Julian Omlin Location: Melchsee-Frutt (CH)


Winterperlen Teil 2: Eisfischen

Published: February 07, 2013
Length: 22:44 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TeleZüri Offiziell

Man braucht nicht in den hohen Norden Skandinaviens zu reisen, um im Eis zu fischen. Das gleiche Erlebnis gibt es auch in Melchsee-Frutt - http://www.melchsee-frutt.ch . Lifestyle-VJ Christian...


Panasonic HC-V727 Zoom Test Mountains Melchsee-Frutt, Switzerland

Published: July 14, 2013
Length: 07:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jan Bee

Without tripd from 50x back to 28mm. Freihand von 50fach zurück auf 28mm,


Melchsee-Frutt Saison 2012

Published: July 09, 2012
Length: 46:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Thomas Galliker

Ein kleines Dankeschön an meine Frutt-Jibbers für die tolle Saison 2011/12.


Melchsee Frutt 14.03.2015

Published: March 16, 2015
Length: 49:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sascha Sehling

Friedl-Rodel mit Belagschienen ;-)


Rodeln Melchsee Frutt 2010

Published: December 06, 2010
Length: 45:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: RednebFilms


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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.

Melchsee-Frutt

Melchsee-Frutt is a mountain resort village in Switzerland. The village is located near the lake Melchsee, in the municipality of Kerns, canton Obwalden. It has an elevation of 1920 meters. The main attractions of this resort are skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking and rock climbing. The village is accessible by car, but with some time restrictions. It can also be reached by use of a gondola lift.

Located at 46.7756, 8.26944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Villages in Switzerland, Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland, Geography of Obwalden, Visitor attractions in Obwalden, Car-free villages in Switzerland

Melchsee

Melchsee is a lake in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. It lends it name to the resort Melchsee-Frutt, in the municipality of Kerns. At an elevation of 1891 m, its surface area is 0.54 km².

Located at 46.7725, 8.2725 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lakes of Switzerland, Lakes of Obwalden, Reservoirs in Switzerland, Reuss drainage basin

Tannensee

Tannensee is a reservoir in Obwalden, Switzerland. In 1958, Tannenbach and few other creeks were dammed with an earth-fill dam. The lake has a volume of 3.8 mio m³ and its surface area is 0.33 km². The reservoir is used to generate electricity at Kraftwerk Hugschwendi in Kerns.

Located at 46.7736, 8.30611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Reservoirs in Switzerland, Lakes of Obwalden, Lakes of Switzerland, Reuss drainage basin

Geographical centre of Switzerland

The geographical centre of Switzerland has the coordinates {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:46|48|4|N|8|13|36|E|type:landmark_region:CH-OW_source:dewiki |primary |name= }}. It is located at Älggi-Alp in the municipality of Sachseln, Obwalden. The point is the centre of mass determined in 1988 by Swisstopo. As the point is difficult to access, a stone was set 500 m further south-east on Älggi Alp (1645 m).

Located at 46.8011, 8.22667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Geographical centres, Geography of Obwalden, Geography of Switzerland, Visitor attractions in Obwalden

capture of the webcam Melchsee-Frutt: Dorf

Melchsee-Frutt: Dorf, Melchsee-Frutt (source)

capture of the webcam Melchsee-Frutt

Melchsee-Frutt, Melchsee-Frutt (source)

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Melchsee-Frutt, Melchsee-Frutt (source)

capture of the webcam Melchsee-Frutt: Mägisalp − Meiringen-Hasliberg

Melchsee-Frutt: Mägisalp − Meiringen-Hasliberg, Melchsee-Frutt (source)

capture of the webcam Melchsee-Frutt: Engstlenalp − Meiringen-Hasliberg

Melchsee-Frutt: Engstlenalp − Meiringen-Hasliberg, Melchsee-Frutt (source)

capture of the webcam Melchsee-Frutt: Erzegg − Blick Richtung

Melchsee-Frutt: Erzegg − Blick Richtung, Melchsee-Frutt (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Frutt, Melchsee-Frutt