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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.3897,Lat: 50.8587
Elevation	56 meter above sea level
Local time	10:16:07am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Tongeren
Name Commune	Kortessem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wintershoven	2.2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Guigoven	2.3 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vliermaalroot	2.5 km	East
4 Kukkelberg	3 km	SouthWest
5 Vliermaal	3.5 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	73 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	149 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	172 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 97 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 19.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 17.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 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
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 64 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 25 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.7 km2

4.8%

Agriculture

57.7 km2

73.5%

Urban area

17 km2

21.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kortessem in country Belgium

Kortessem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	50 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	53 km	SouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	67 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van Haspengouw	BE	0.4 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kortessem

Type of weather in Kortessem	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam