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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.2897,Lat: 50.781
Elevation	84 meter above sea level
Local time	20:15:02pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Tongeren
Name Commune	Heers

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Klein-Gelmen	1.5 km	SouthWest
2 Groot-Gelmen	1.7 km	West
3 Veulen	2.2 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Gutschoven	2.3 km	EastSouthEast
5 Gelinden	2.5 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	66 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	143 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	179 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 21.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 25.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 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
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 58 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 19 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.4 km2

3.1%

Agriculture

63.9 km2

81.4%

Urban area

12.1 km2

15.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mettekoven in country Belgium

Mettekoven at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	52 km	SouthEast
2 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	56 km	East
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	62 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van Haspengouw	BE	0.3 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Heers

Type of weather in Heers	few clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	48 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam