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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.8322,Lat: 50.9847
Elevation	32 meter above sea level
Local time	20:23:39pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Leuven
Name Commune	Aarschot

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Doornberg	2 km	EastNorthEast
2 Ourodenberg	2.2 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Langdorp	2.9 km	EastNorthEast
4 Gelrode	3 km	SouthWest
5 Het Rot	3.4 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	37 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	155 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	179 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 58 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Schulens Meer (0.8 km² at a distance of 21.4 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 41.9 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 59 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 5%, low location: 95%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 26 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.1 km2

14.1%

Agriculture

38.7 km2

49.3%

Urban area

28.5 km2

36.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Aarschot in country Belgium

Aarschot at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	26 km	WestNorthWest
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	34 km	WestSouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	37 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
De Demervallei	BE	0.6 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Aarschot
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Aarschot

Type of weather in Aarschot	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	14 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam