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Benken Destination Guide

Touring Benken in Switzerland

Benken in the region of Zurich with its 601 citizens is a city located in Switzerland - some 75 mi or ( 120 km ) North-East of Berne , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Benken

Time in Benken is now 06:45 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zurich, Winterthur, Schaffhausen, Marthalen, and Grossandelfingen. Being here already, consider visiting Zurich . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Benken ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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The Rhine Falls, Switzerland, HD 1080p

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The Rhine Falls, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, HD 1080p. The Rhine Falls (Rheinfall in German) are the largest plain waterfalls in Europe. The Rhine Falls are located on the High Rhine at Neuhausen am Rh ..

Rheinfall von Schaffhausen

0:27 min by HariBohs
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Rheinfall von Schaffhausen,Neuhausen am Rheinfall,Schweiz/Switzerland ..


Taking the train across the Rhine Falls

0:20 min by chrisandgavin
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Train journey across the Rhine Falls, leaving Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall station on the way to Schaffhausen. ..

Neuhausen am Rheinfall part1

9:04 min by alexthebullo
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It's the waterfall called Rheinfall and it's in the beautiful little town of Neuhausen. Thanks for watching. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Cholfirst Radio Tower

Cholfirst Radio Tower is a 96 metres tall lattice tower on Cholfirst Mountain at Flurlingen, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The tower was built in 1973 by PTT on Cholfirst Mountain, a 570 metres high mountain near Flurlingen after 3 years of successful operation of an experimental TV transmitter on channel 47 on a 40 metres high tower nearby. The construction of Cholfirst Radio Tower cost 7 millions Swiss Francs.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 47.68 8.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1973 establishments in Switzerland, Buildings and structures completed in 1973, Buildings and structures in the canton of Zurich, Towers in Switzerland

Rheinau Abbey

Rheinau Abbey (Kloster Rheinau) was a Benedictine monastery in Rheinau in the Canton of Zürich, Switzerland, founded in about 778 and suppressed in 1862. It is located on a island in the Rhine.

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Located at 47.64 8.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 778 establishments, Benedictine monasteries in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in the canton of Zurich, Christian monasteries established in the 8th century, Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zurich, Islands of Switzerland, Islands of the Rhine

High Rhine

The High Rhine is the name used in Germany for the part of the Rhine River that flows westbound from Lake Constance to Basel. The High Rhine begins at the outflow of the Rhine from the Untersee in Stein am Rhein and turns into the Upper Rhine in Basel. In contrast to the Alpine Rhine and Upper Rhine, the High Rhine flows mostly to the west. The section is marked by Rhine-kilometers 0 to 165, measurements beginning at the outflow of the Obersee at the Old Rhine Bridge in Constance.

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Located at 47.68 8.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: High Rhine basin, Rivers of Baden-Württemberg, Rivers of Switzerland

Rhine Falls

The Rhine Falls is the largest plain waterfall in Europe. The falls are located on the Upper Rhine between the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Laufen-Uhwiesen, near the town of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland, between the cantons of Schaffhausen and Zürich. They are 150 m (450 ft) wide and 23 m (75 ft) high. In the winter months, the average water flow is 250 m³/s, while in the summer, the average water flow is 700 m³/s.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 47.68 8.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: IUCN Category III, Visitor attractions in Switzerland, Waterfalls of Switzerland

Andelfingen District

Andelfingen District is one of the twelve districts of the German-speaking canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It corresponds to the Zürcher Weinland, bounded by the Rhine to the north and west, by the canton of Thurgau to the east, by Winterthur to the south and by the Irchel to the southwest.

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Located at 47.62 8.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Districts of the canton of Zurich

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Benken