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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.1681,Lat: 51.1711
Elevation	32 meter above sea level
Local time	12:04:29pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Turnhout
Name Commune	Balen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rosselaar	2.1 km	WestNorthWest
2 Rijsbergdijk	2.2 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Gerheide	2.8 km	East
4 Berkenbos	3.1 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Olmen	3.4 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	68 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	135 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	187 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 67 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 Oude Zandput (1.5 km² at a distance of 4.7 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 11.2 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.6 km2

14.7%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

38.6 km2

49.2%

Urban area

26.2 km2

33.4%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balen in country Belgium

Balen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	51 km	WestSouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	54 km	West
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	65 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bovenloop van de Grote Nete met Zammelsbroek, Langdonken en Goor.	BE	1.6 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Balen

Type of weather in Balen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	05:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:24 Europe/Amsterdam