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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.4143,Lat: 50.9512
Elevation	44 meter above sea level
Local time	10:36:32am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Genk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rooiersheide	1.7 km	South
2 Genkerheide	2.5 km	EastNorthEast
3 Godsheide	2.7 km	SouthWest
4 Dorpsheide	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Lutselus	4 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	76 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	158 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	162 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 93 km (direction WestNorthWest).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 17.4 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 18.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 26 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 56 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9.6 km2

12.2%

Nature

1.9 km2

2.4%

Wet nature

1.2 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

22.4 km2

28.5%

Urban area

36.8 km2

46.9%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

4.3 km2

5.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bokrijk in country Belgium

Bokrijk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	51 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	60 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	67 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
De Maten	BE	0.2 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Diepenbeek

Type of weather in Diepenbeek	light rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam