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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.9522,Lat: 50.4542
Elevation	474 meter above sea level
Local time	12:43:28pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Liège
Name Arrondissement	Verviers
Name Commune	Stavelot

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ster	1.6 km	EastNorthEast
2 Neuville	2.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Hockai	3.9 km	NorthEast
4 Mé	4 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Rivage	4.1 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	95 km	South
2 Brussel	Belgium	121 km	WestNorthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	226 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 156 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lac de Coo (0.6 km² at a distance of 8.7 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Signal de Botrange with a height of 694 meter (at a distance of 11.3 km and direction EastNorthEast).One of the mountains in High Fens, part of the mountain range Ardennes. The most nearby international border is the German-Belgium border with a straight distance of 18.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 26 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 57%, low mountains: 43%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Weidestreek (Luik)

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 94 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 41 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

45.7 km2

58.2%

Nature

1.9 km2

2.5%

Wet nature

3 km2

3.8%

Agriculture

22.2 km2

28.2%

Urban area

3.6 km2

4.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Francorchamps in country Belgium

Francorchamps at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	7.4 km	NorthWest
2 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	37 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	79 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Fagnes de Stavelot et vallée de l'Eau Rouge	BE	0.4 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Malmedy

Type of weather in Malmedy	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam