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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.263,Lat: 50.7666
Elevation	77 meter above sea level
Local time	22:56:26pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Sint-Truiden

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Engelmanshoven	1 km	NorthWest
2 Overbroek	1 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Klein-Gelmen	1 km	EastNorthEast
4 Groot-Gelmen	1.8 km	North
5 Mettekoven	2.5 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	65 km	WestNorthWest
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	143 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	181 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 96 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 22.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 27.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 39 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
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 57 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 19 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.4 km2

3.1%

Agriculture

63.8 km2

81.2%

Urban area

11.5 km2

14.6%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gelinden in country Belgium

Gelinden 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	53 km	SouthEast
2 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	58 km	East
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	60 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van Haspengouw	BE	0.1 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Heers

Type of weather in Heers	broken clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.97 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam