Location & Surroundings
Bitsch is a village in Valais, Switzerland with 802 inhabitants, at 806 m elevation. The nearest larger town is Naters, 2 km to the southwest. The national capital Bern is 80 km to the northwest. The nearest airport is Sion Airport, 54 km away.
Overview
Bitsch is municipality in the canton of Valais in Switzerland — DE Gemeinde im Kanton Wallis in der Schweiz.
It is located in Östlich Raron District, Switzerland.
The population is about 974 (2018).
It covers about 4.10 square kilometre.
The elevation is around 692 metre.
Also known as: Bitsch VS
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Basic Data
- Country Switzerland
- Located in Östlich Raron District
- Area 4.10 square kilometre
- Type populated place (PPL)
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Geography
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Coordinates
46° 20' 16" N, 8° 0' 39" E
- Elevation DEM: 806 m
- Timezone Europe/Zurich
- Time Shift GMT 1 (DST 2)
Statistics & Country
- Population 802
- Pop. Density 744 p/km²
- Built-up 10.7%
- Settlement Suburban / peri-urban
- Currency Franc (CHF)
- Phone Prefix +41
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 17:39
- Sunrise 07:04
- Sunset 17:18
- Day length 10 h 14 min
Nearby
Weather in Bitsch
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Bitsch, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now -1.0 C with mostly clear skies and a 0.3 m/s easterly wind. Next 24h: -1.9 to 5.0 C, max wind 1.4 m/s. No precipitation expected. Solar peaks near 329 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | -1.0 | 0.3 | 71 | 67 | 1,023.9 | - / 0.00 | 1 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 5.0 | 1.4 | 107 | 54 | 1,021.0 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 3 | 329.2 | n/a |
| 12h | -0.5 | 1.3 | 138 | 86 | 1,024.1 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 2 | 188.0 | n/a |
| 18h | -1.1 | 1.1 | 123 | 78 | 1,024.4 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 1 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | -1.9 | 0.3 | 348 | 64 | 1,024.2 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 30h | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0 | 38 | 1,020.7 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 2 | 336.6 | n/a |
| 36h | -0.6 | 1.9 | 298 | 65 | 1,022.8 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 3 | 192.7 | n/a |
| 42h | -1.6 | 1.8 | 310 | 53 | 1,022.0 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 9 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Sunday | -2.9 | 2.6 | 315 | 41 | 1,021.4 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 54h | 1.6 | 2.8 | 346 | 39 | 1,017.5 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 3 | 332.5 | n/a |
| 60h | -5.3 | 1.9 | 27 | 80 | 1,025.3 | 0.11 / 0.11 | 41 | 186.0 | n/a |
| 66h | -5.4 | 0.4 | 322 | 53 | 1,024.4 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Monday | -5.1 | 1.0 | 267 | 33 | 1,022.8 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 1 | 0.0 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Official website www.bitsch.ch
- Commons category Bitsch