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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.2376,Lat: 51.0399
Elevation	32 meter above sea level
Local time	2:59:41am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Beringen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Beringen	1.3 km	NorthWest
2 Eversel	1.6 km	South
3 Steenveld	1.7 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Kommelo	1.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Heusden	3.2 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	66 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	150 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	171 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 77 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 9.4 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 24.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 35 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 47 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.1 km2

6.6%

Nature

2.2 km2

2.8%

Agriculture

35.1 km2

44.8%

Urban area

34 km2

43.4%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.8%

Water - Lakes

1.3 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gestel in country Belgium

Gestel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	54 km	West
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	62 km	WestNorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	62 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Militair domein en vallei van de Zwarte Beek	BE	1.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Beringen

Type of weather in Beringen	few clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	06:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:05 Europe/Amsterdam