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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.8812,Lat: 51.0529
Elevation	20 meter above sea level
Local time	9:29:59am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Turnhout
Name Commune	Herselt

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Varenwinkel	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Westmeerbeek	3.3 km	WestNorthWest
3 Blauwberg	3.5 km	EastSouthEast
4 Bergom	3.5 km	NorthEast
5 Wolfsdonk	3.6 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	44 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	147 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	183 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 55 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 20.5 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 34 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 48 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 89%, 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
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 33 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 33 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.8 km2

26.4%

Agriculture

38.6 km2

49.1%

Urban area

17.8 km2

22.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Herselt in country Belgium

Herselt at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	29 km	West
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	39 km	WestNorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	41 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bovenloop van de Grote Nete met Zammelsbroek, Langdonken en Goor.	BE	0.7 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Herselt
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Herselt

Type of weather in Herselt	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam