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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.2129,Lat: 50.7813
Elevation	79 meter above sea level
Local time	13:56:12pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Sint-Truiden
Other place with same name 1	Aalst Gelderland - Buren
Other place with same name 2	Aalst Noord-Brabant - Aalburg
Other place with same name 3	Aalst Noord-Brabant - Waalre
Other place with same name 4	Aalst Vlaams Gewest - Oost-Vlanderen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Brugsken	2 km	North
2 Brustem	2.4 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden	2.4 km	WestSouthWest
4 Mielen-boven-Aalst	2.9 km	South
5 Engelmanshoven	2.9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	61 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	146 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	179 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 93 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 19.7 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 30.9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 43 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
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 53 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 23 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.2 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

57.6 km2

73.4%

Urban area

17.1 km2

21.7%

Infrastructure

3.6 km2

4.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Aalst in country Belgium

Aalst 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	56 km	SouthEast
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	56 km	West
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	59 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van Haspengouw	BE	3.9 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lichtenberg

Type of weather in Lichtenberg	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.49 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	997 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	08:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:45 Europe/Amsterdam