Beckenried: facts

At a glance

• Country: Switzerland
• Region: Nidwalden
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 3,050
• Coordinates: 46.9665° N, 8.4757° E
• Time zone: Europe/Zurich (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Franc (CHF)
• Distance to the capital, Bern: 78 km (49 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Zürich Airport (ZRH): 55 km (34 mi), straight line
• Bern Airport (BRN): 74 km (46 mi), straight line
• Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH): 100 km (62 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Emmetten: 3.2 km (2.0 mi)
• Gersau: 4.8 km (3.0 mi)
• Ennetburgen: 5.4 km (3.3 mi)
• Stans: 8.4 km (5.2 mi)
• Bauen: 8.5 km (5.3 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Zuerich, 45 km (28 mi)