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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.7013,Lat: 50.8791
Elevation	30 meter above sea level
Local time	12:11:01pm
Population	64000 (9th largest city in country)
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Leuven
Name Commune	Leuven

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Benedenlo	2.9 km	East
2 Beneden-Kessel	3.1 km	NorthEast
3 Herent	3.7 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Bovenveld	3.9 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Bovenlo	3.9 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	25 km	West
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	167 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	174 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 61 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Grote Vijver (0.6 km² at a distance of 26.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 56.8 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 79 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 15 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.3 km2

10.5%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

25.2 km2

32.1%

Urban area

43.1 km2

54.8%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Leuven in country Belgium

Leuven at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stoclet House	Belgium	21 km	West
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	23 km	NorthWest
3 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	25 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valleien van de Dijle, Laan en IJse met aangrenzende bos- en moerasgebieden	BE	2.6 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Leuven

Type of weather in Leuven	broken clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam