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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.201,Lat: 50.8321
Elevation	43 meter above sea level
Local time	6:47:03am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Sint-Truiden

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Zavelkruil	1.9 km	NorthEast
2 Sint-Truiden	2.2 km	SouthWest
3 Gorsem	2.6 km	West
4 Dries	3.1 km	North
5 Ordingen	3.2 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	60 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	151 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	173 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 88 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 14.1 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 30.9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 43 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 Brussels Airport (at a distance of 51 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 28 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.4 km2

5.6%

Agriculture

49.1 km2

62.5%

Urban area

22.4 km2

28.5%

Infrastructure

2.3 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Melveren in country Belgium

Melveren at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stoclet House	Belgium	55 km	West
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	56 km	WestNorthWest
3 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	59 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van Haspengouw	BE	2.3 km	North

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sint-Truiden

Type of weather in Sint-Truiden	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.98 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam