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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.3133,Lat: 51.0233
Elevation	39 meter above sea level
Local time	6:04:08am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Heusden-Zolder

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Heusden	2.5 km	WestNorthWest
2 Boekt	2.5 km	WestSouthWest
3 Halheide	3 km	North
4 Lillo	3.1 km	NorthEast
5 Halveweg	3.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	70 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	153 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	168 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 83 km (direction WestNorthWest).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 12 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 26.5 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 37 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 48 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.8 km2

20.1%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

26 km2

33.1%

Urban area

33 km2

42%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

2.7 km2

3.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Zolder in country Belgium

Zolder at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	59 km	West
2 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	61 km	EastSouthEast
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	66 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mangelbeek en heide- en vengebieden tussen Houthalen en Gruitrode	BE	0.4 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Heusden-Zolder

Type of weather in Heusden-Zolder	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	998 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam