Silenen
in Uri of Canton of Uri, Switzerland
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Buochs Airport (18 mi) - Locarno Airport (44 mi)
- Zürich Airport (47 mi)
- Lugano Airport (55 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (56 mi)
- St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (64 mi)
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Varese / Venegono Airport (73 mi) - Malpensa International Airport (80 mi)
- Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (91 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 29 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 40 mi) - Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
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Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 65 mi) - Hammetschwand Aufzug (observation point, (20 mi)
- Voliere Stansstad (zoo, (21 mi)
- Natur- und Tierpark Goldau (zoo, (19 mi)
- Murmeltierpark Grimselpass (zoo, (22 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.789 and 8.673 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 47' 20" and E 8° 40' 23"
- 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: 07:42 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:19 am and 8:26 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: 2024-04-24 08:14:40
Discover Silenen
Silenen in Uri (Canton of Uri) with it's 2,243 citizens is a city in Switzerland about 59 mi (or 95 km) east of Bern, the country's capital city.
Local time in Silenen is now 07:42 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Silenen, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs Airport in a distance of 18 mi (or 29 km), North-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 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona in a distance of 29 mi (or 46 km), East. We discovered 4 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Altdorf, Flueelen, Bauen, Emmetten and Schwyz. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | -7°C / 20 °F |
| Evening Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
| Night Temperature | -2°C / 28 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Snow |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
1°C (34 °F)
-4°C (24 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
4°C (40 °F)
-0°C (32 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
5°C (42 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
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Züge auf der Gotthardbahn - Erstfeld und Silenen-Gotthard line
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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.
Arnisee
Arnisee is a lake in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The reservoir can be reached by gondola lift from Amsteg and Intschi.
Seewlisee
Seewlisee (or Seewli) is a lake in Uri, Switzerland at an elevation of 2028 m. Its surface area is 9 ha. The lake lies at the foot of the Gross Windgällen. The lake can be reached by foot in 2-3 hours from the cable car Silenen-Chilcherbergen.
Bristensee
Bristensee is a lake in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. It is located below the mountain Bristen and above the village of Bristen.
Halteli
Halteli is a town in the Silenen municipality, Uri, Switzerland.
Zwing Uri Castle
Zwing Uri is the name of a ruined medieval castle north of Amsteg, today in the territory of the municipality of Silenen in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The castle is notable for its role in Swiss historiography as the first fortress destroyed in the Burgenbruch at the beginning of the Swiss Confederacy. The slighting of Zwing Uri (Twing Üren) is mentioned in the White Book of Sarnen, a Swiss chronicle of 1470.
Hospental Castle
Hospental Castle or Langobarden Tower is a ruined medieval castle in the municipality of Hospental in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. The tower was built in the 13th century for the Hospental family, first mentioned in records at the same time, and dominates the village and is a reminder of the importance of the Urserntal valley as a link in central alpine communications for many centuries.
Meierturm
Meierturm is a medieval tower in the municipality of Silenen in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Erstfeld railway station
Erstfeld is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Uri and municipality of Erstfeld. The station is situated on the Gotthard railway, at the foot of the ramp up to the Gotthard Tunnel. The station is served by an hourly InterRegio train between Locarno and Arth-Goldau, which continues alternately either to Basel SBB or to Zürich HB, and by line S2 of the Stadtbahn Zug, which operates hourly between Zug, Arth-Goldau and Erstfeld.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Silenen.
Amsteg: Bristen, Amsteg (source)
Erstfeld › South, Erstfeld (source)
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