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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.9674,Lat: 50.6411
Elevation	269 meter above sea level
Local time	17:26:37pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Liège
Name Arrondissement	Verviers
Name Commune	Baelen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Baelen	1.2 km	South
2 Kaulen	2.3 km	NorthEast
3 Welkenraedt	2.3 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Limbourg	2.8 km	SouthWest
5 Membach	3.1 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	115 km	South
2 Brussel	Belgium	116 km	WestNorthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	207 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 144 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lac de la Gileppe - Barrage de la Gileppe (1 km² at a distance of 5.8 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the German-Belgium border with a straight distance of 10 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 14 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the German Belgian Dutch tripoint with a straight distance of 13.2 km (direction NorthNorthEast).
Elevation around place: low location: 1%, hill: 99%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Weidestreek (Luik)

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Cologne Bonn Airport (at a distance of 87 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (at a distance of 33 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.9 km2

6.2%

Agriculture

49.7 km2

63.3%

Urban area

23.5 km2

29.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Heggen in country Belgium

Heggen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	17 km	NorthNorthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	18 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	70 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Gueule en amont de Kelmis	BE	2.6 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Baelen

Type of weather in Baelen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	24 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	60 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam