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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.3658,Lat: 50.7927
Elevation	95 meter above sea level
Local time	18:55:15pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Tongeren
Name Commune	Borgloon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Terlocht	1 km	NorthWest
2 Bommershoven	1.2 km	SouthEast
3 Borgloon	1.8 km	NorthWest
4 Broek	2.2 km	EastSouthEast
5 Jesseren	2.3 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	72 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	142 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	179 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 100 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 23.6 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 20.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 28 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 63 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 18 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.4 km2

3.1%

Agriculture

64.5 km2

82.2%

Urban area

11.3 km2

14.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Groot-Loon in country Belgium

Groot-Loon 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	49 km	SouthEast
2 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	51 km	East
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	67 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van Haspengouw	BE	0.9 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Groot-Loon
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Borgloon

Type of weather in Borgloon	few clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	67 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam