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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.1507,Lat: 50.8468
Elevation	34 meter above sea level
Local time	22:13:24pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Sint-Truiden

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Duras	1.3 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Gorsem	1.8 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Binderveld	1.8 km	NorthEast
4 Booienhoven	2.8 km	SouthWest
5 Terweiden	3.1 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	56 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	154 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	171 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 84 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 11.9 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 34.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 48 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 47 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.4 km2

5.7%

Agriculture

54.9 km2

69.9%

Urban area

18.8 km2

24%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Runkelen in country Belgium

Runkelen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stoclet House	Belgium	52 km	West
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	52 km	WestNorthWest
3 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	56 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van Haspengouw	BE	0.1 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Nieuwerkerken

Type of weather in Nieuwerkerken	moderate rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam