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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.6949,Lat: 50.9224
Elevation	44 meter above sea level
Local time	14:48:40pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Tongeren
Name Commune	Lanaken

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Neerharen	1.8 km	SouthWest
2	2.1 km	East
3 Uikhoven	2.2 km	East
4 Opgrimbie	2.4 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Itteren	2.6 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	95 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	149 km	South
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	171 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 112 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 31.8 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 1.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.9 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. 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 63 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (at a distance of 5.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.5 km2

18.4%

Nature

2.8 km2

3.5%

Wet nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

33.4 km2

42.5%

Urban area

21.2 km2

27%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

2.9 km2

3.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rekem in country Belgium

Rekem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	32 km	SouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	49 km	South
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	86 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mechelse Heide en vallei van de Ziepbeek	BE	1.2 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lanaken

Type of weather in Lanaken	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	10.8 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam