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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.0725,Lat: 50.9177
Elevation	33 meter above sea level
Local time	21:27:01pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Leuven
Name Commune	Kortenaken

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kortenaken	1.3 km	SouthWest
2 Loksbergen	1.9 km	North
3 Nieuwdorp	2.3 km	SouthEast
4 Bergen	2.9 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Hogen	4 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	51 km	West
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	163 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	164 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 75 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 6.3 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 40 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 56 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 Brussels Airport (at a distance of 41 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.8 km2

2.3%

Agriculture

61.1 km2

77.9%

Urban area

15.6 km2

19.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Riegel in country Belgium

Riegel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	44 km	WestNorthWest
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	47 km	West
3 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	51 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
De Demervallei	BE	4.7 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kortenaken

Type of weather in Kortenaken	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam