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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.1333,Lat: 50.7785
Elevation	72 meter above sea level
Local time	4:04:47am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Sint-Truiden

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nijssem	1.3 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Attenhoven	3.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Gingelom	3.1 km	South
4 Halmaal	3.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden	3.5 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	56 km	WestNorthWest
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	148 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	178 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 89 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 19.5 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 36.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 51 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. 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 48 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

63.5 km2

80.8%

Urban area

12.3 km2

15.6%

Infrastructure

2.5 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Velm in country Belgium

Velm at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stoclet House	Belgium	51 km	West
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	54 km	NorthWest
3 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	55 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van Haspengouw	BE	5.5 km	North

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gingelom

Type of weather in Gingelom	clear sky
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam