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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.1295,Lat: 50.7208
Elevation	116 meter above sea level
Local time	2:57:01am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Gingelom

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Klein-Vorsen	1.2 km	EastSouthEast
2 De Meer	1.8 km	North
3 Wezeren	2 km	NorthWest
4 Kortijs	2.1 km	SouthEast
5 Niel-bij-Sint-Truiden	2.4 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	57 km	WestNorthWest
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	143 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	185 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 93 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 25.9 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 38.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 54 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 50 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 24 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

66.4 km2

84.6%

Urban area

10.2 km2

13%

Infrastructure

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Montenaken in country Belgium

Montenaken at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stoclet House	Belgium	52 km	WestNorthWest
2 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	55 km	WestNorthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	57 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sources du Geer	BE	5.7 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gingelom

Type of weather in Gingelom	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam