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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.1696,Lat: 50.3544
Elevation	465 meter above sea level
Local time	21:22:28pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Région wallone
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Liège
Name Arrondissement	Verviers
Name Commune	Amel#Amblève

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Eibertingen	1.2 km	NorthWest
2 Mirfeld	1.4 km	EastNorthEast
3 Deidenberg	2.1 km	WestSouthWest
4 Valender	2.3 km	EastSouthEast
5 Iveldingen	2.7 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	83 km	South
2 Brussel	Belgium	140 km	WestNorthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	242 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 175 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Stausee Bütgenbach (1.1 km² at a distance of 8.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Signal de Botrange with a height of 694 meter (at a distance of 17.2 km and direction NorthNorthWest).One of the mountains in High Fens, part of the mountain range Ardennes. The most nearby international border is the German-Belgium border with a straight distance of 10.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 14 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 49%, low mountains: 51%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Hoge Ardennen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 81 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20 km2

25.5%

Wet nature

1.7 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

48.5 km2

61.8%

Urban area

8.3 km2

10.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Amel in country Belgium

Amel 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	26 km	NorthWest
2 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	47 km	North
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	74 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Haute vallée de l'Amblève entre Heppenbach et Montenau	BE	0.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Amel

Type of weather in Amel	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.11 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	997 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	07:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:43 Europe/Amsterdam