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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.2353,Lat: 50.9034
Elevation	47 meter above sea level
Local time	8:11:36am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Hasselt

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wijer	1 km	WestSouthWest
2 Stevoort	1.8 km	NorthEast
3 Terbermen	2.4 km	WestNorthWest
4 Terkoest	2.9 km	EastSouthEast
5 Nonnekerkhof	3.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	62 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	157 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	165 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 85 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 8.3 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 28.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 40 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern 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 53 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 33 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3 km2

3.8%

Agriculture

55 km2

69.9%

Urban area

20.7 km2

26.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Egelsplas in country Belgium

Egelsplas 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	58 km	West
3 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	62 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van Haspengouw	BE	3 km	SouthSouthWest

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:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.92 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam