Wassen has an area, as of 2006, of 97 km² (37 sq mi).
 Of this area, 12.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.2% is forested.
 Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (68.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
 In the 1993/97 land survey, 9.6% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 6.8% is covered in small trees and shrubbery.
 Of the agricultural land, 2.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 10.1% is used for alpine pastures.
 Of the settled areas, 0.2% is covered with buildings, and 0.8% is transportation infrastructure.
 Of the unproductive areas, 0.1% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 1.2% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 48.5% is too rocky for vegetation, and 18.3% is other unproductive land.

It is on the Gotthard line and the rail line makes a double loop near Wassen to help the trains deal with the climb.
The Susten Pass connects Wassen with Innertkirchen.
Wassen has an area, as of 2006, of 97 km² (37 sq mi).  Of this area, 12.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.2% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (68.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).  In the 1993/97 land survey, 9.6% of the total land area was heavily forested, while 6.8% is covered in small trees and shrubbery.  Of the agricultural land, 2.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 10.1% is used for alpine pastures.  Of the settled areas, 0.2% is covered with buildings, and 0.8% is transportation infrastructure.  Of the unproductive areas, 0.1% is unproductive standing water (ponds or lakes), 1.2% is unproductive flowing water (rivers), 48.5% is too rocky for vegetation, and 18.3% is other unproductive land.
It is on the Gotthard line and the rail line makes a double loop near Wassen to help the trains deal with the climb. The Susten Pass connects Wassen with Innertkirchen.
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