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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.4779,Lat: 50.9018
Elevation	47 meter above sea level
Local time	12:10:30pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Tongeren
Name Commune	Bilzen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Beverst	1.2 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Kabergheide	2 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Eik	2.7 km	East
4 Reitje	2.9 km	WestSouthWest
5 Rozendaal	3 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	79 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	151 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	169 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 99 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 23 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 12.2 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 17 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
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 61 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (at a distance of 21 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.7 km2

8.5%

Nature

3.4 km2

4.3%

Agriculture

32.9 km2

41.9%

Urban area

32.6 km2

41.4%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

1.7 km2

2.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Schoonbeek in country Belgium

Schoonbeek at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	45 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	53 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	72 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Jekervallei en bovenloop van de Demervallei	BE	0.4 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Diepenbeek

Type of weather in Diepenbeek	broken clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam