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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.4639,Lat: 50.7807
Elevation	94 meter above sea level
Local time	13:15:03pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Tongeren
Name Commune	Tongeren

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Henis	2.2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Koninksem	2.3 km	SouthWest
3 Berg	2.4 km	EastNorthEast
4 Riksingen	2.7 km	North
5 Piringen	3.1 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	79 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	139 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	182 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 106 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Schulens Meer (0.8 km² at a distance of 29.4 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 14 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 70 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 16 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.8 km2

4.9%

Nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

53.8 km2

68.4%

Urban area

19.8 km2

25.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Tongeren in country Belgium

Tongeren 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	43 km	SouthEast
2 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	44 km	East
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	74 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Jekervallei en bovenloop van de Demervallei	BE	0.9 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Tongeren

Type of weather in Tongeren	few clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.26 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	54 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam