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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.201,Lat: 50.8595
Elevation	51 meter above sea level
Local time	1:21:35am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Nieuwerkerken

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nieuwerkerken	0.8 km	NorthWest
2 Kleine Tegelrij	2.2 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Zavelkruil	2.2 km	SouthEast
4 Binderveld	2.5 km	West
5 Kortenbos	2.7 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	60 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	154 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	170 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 86 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 11.1 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 30.9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 43 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 51 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 30 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4 km2

5.1%

Agriculture

53.8 km2

68.5%

Urban area

20.4 km2

26%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Dries in country Belgium

Dries at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	55 km	WestNorthWest
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	55 km	West
3 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	59 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van Haspengouw	BE	0.3 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Nieuwerkerken

Type of weather in Nieuwerkerken	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam