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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.3837,Lat: 51.0557
Elevation	68 meter above sea level
Local time	20:57:54pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Maaseik
Name Commune	Houthalen-Helchteren

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sonnis	2.7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Houthalen	2.8 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Lillo	3.1 km	WestSouthWest
4 Tenhout	3.1 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Molenberg	4 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	76 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	151 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	169 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 86 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 18.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 22.3 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 31 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 44 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

21.3 km2

27.1%

Nature

11.1 km2

14.1%

Wet nature

1 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

23.9 km2

30.5%

Urban area

19.8 km2

25.2%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.3%

Rock-Sand

1 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Helchteren in country Belgium

Helchteren at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	58 km	SouthEast
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	64 km	West
3 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	71 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mangelbeek en heide- en vengebieden tussen Houthalen en Gruitrode	BE	0.6 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Helchteren

Type of weather in Helchteren	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:06 Europe/Amsterdam