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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5007,Lat: 50.9639
Elevation	80 meter above sea level
Local time	20:55:05pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Genk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Oud-Termien	2.2 km	WestSouthWest
2 Bret	2.3 km	NorthEast
3 Oud-Sledderlo	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Genkerheide	3.8 km	West
5 Waterschei	4 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	82 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	157 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	162 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 97 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 23.4 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 14.4 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 55 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (at a distance of 20 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.5 km2

23.6%

Nature

2 km2

2.6%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

9 km2

11.4%

Urban area

43.1 km2

54.9%

Infrastructure

1.1 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

2.4 km2

3.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Genk in country Belgium

Genk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	46 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	59 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	72 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
De Maten	BE	1.7 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Genk

Type of weather in Genk	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam