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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.1646,Lat: 50.8335
Elevation	42 meter above sea level
Local time	21:50:15pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Sint-Truiden

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Duras	1.3 km	WestNorthWest
2 Runkelen	1.8 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Wilderen	2.2 km	SouthWest
4 Sint-Truiden	2.5 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Melveren	2.6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	57 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	153 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	173 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 86 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 13.4 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 33.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 47 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 48 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.3 km2

5.5%

Agriculture

52.4 km2

66.7%

Urban area

20.4 km2

25.9%

Infrastructure

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gorsem in country Belgium

Gorsem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stoclet House	Belgium	53 km	West
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	53 km	WestNorthWest
3 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	57 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

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

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sint-Truiden

Type of weather in Sint-Truiden	broken clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam