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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.3375,Lat: 50.8411
Elevation	49 meter above sea level
Local time	21:43:52pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Tongeren
Name Commune	Wellen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Herten	1.3 km	SouthWest
2 Kukkelberg	1.3 km	East
3 Vrolingen	1.5 km	SouthEast
4 Bos	1.7 km	North
5 Russelt	1.9 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	69 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	148 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	173 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 95 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 18.3 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 21.2 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 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
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 60 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 24 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2 km2

2.5%

Agriculture

58 km2

73.9%

Urban area

18.6 km2

23.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wellen in country Belgium

Wellen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	53 km	East
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	54 km	SouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	64 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van Haspengouw	BE	2.6 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Wellen
	TikTok
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wellen

Type of weather in Wellen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.43 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:05 Europe/Amsterdam