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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5717,Lat: 50.8812
Elevation	80 meter above sea level
Local time	15:57:26pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Tongeren
Name Commune	Bilzen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Eigenbilzen	0.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Mopertingen	2.3 km	South
3 Gellik	2.4 km	East
4 Munsterbilzen	3.3 km	WestNorthWest
5 Rosmeer	3.9 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	86 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	147 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	173 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 106 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 30 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 5.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 7.3 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
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 65 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (at a distance of 14 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.3 km2

19.5%

Nature

1.8 km2

2.3%

Agriculture

37 km2

47.1%

Urban area

22 km2

28%

Water - Lakes

1.7 km2

2.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Locht in country Belgium

Locht at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	38 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	48 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	79 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Overgang Kempen-Haspengouw	BE	0.3 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bilzen

Type of weather in Bilzen	light rain
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam