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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.6955,Lat: 50.9642
Elevation	41 meter above sea level
Local time	9:04:45am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Tongeren
Name Commune	Maasmechelen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vucht	1.9 km	NorthEast
2 Opgrimbie	2.7 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Boorsem	3 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Meers	3.1 km	East
5 Maasband	3.3 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	95 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	154 km	South
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	166 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 110 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Gerelingsplas (1.2 km² at a distance of 28 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 1.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2.5 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. 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 Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 59 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (at a distance of 7.8 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.5 km2

19.7%

Nature

7.6 km2

9.7%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

25 km2

31.9%

Urban area

22.3 km2

28.4%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

4.2 km2

5.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Maasmechelen in country Belgium

Maasmechelen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	35 km	SouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	54 km	South
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	86 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Uiterwaarden langs de Limburgse Maas met Vijverbroek	BE	1 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Maasmechelen

Type of weather in Maasmechelen	light rain
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	06:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:06 Europe/Amsterdam