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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.1781,Lat: 50.3902
Elevation	521 meter above sea level
Local time	15:50:25pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Liège
Name Arrondissement	Verviers
Name Commune	Amel#Amblève

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Möderscheid	1.6 km	SouthEast
2 Faymonville	3.2 km	NorthWest
3 Eibertingen	3.6 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Mirfeld	3.7 km	South
5 Oberweywertz	3.7 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	87 km	South
2 Brussel	Belgium	139 km	WestNorthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	238 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 173 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Stausee Bütgenbach (1.1 km² at a distance of 4.9 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Signal de Botrange with a height of 694 meter (at a distance of 13.7 km and direction NorthNorthWest).One of the mountains in High Fens, part of the mountain range Ardennes. The most nearby international border is the German-Belgium border with a straight distance of 11.7 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 29%, low mountains: 71%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Hoge Ardennen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 85 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 59 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.6 km2

18.6%

Wet nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

53 km2

67.5%

Urban area

9.9 km2

12.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Schoppen in country Belgium

Schoppen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	25 km	WestNorthWest
2 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	43 km	North
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	71 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Sources de l'Amblève	BE	0.8 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Amel

Type of weather in Amel	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	62 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam