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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5256,Lat: 50.9776
Elevation	82 meter above sea level
Local time	17:49:18pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Genk

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Genk	2.3 km	SouthWest
2 Waterschei	2.4 km	North
3 Wiemesmeer	3.6 km	SouthEast
4 Oud-Termien	4.5 km	WestSouthWest
5 Boeneveld	4.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	84 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	158 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	161 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 98 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 25.2 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 13.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 19 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 54 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (at a distance of 19 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26 km2

33.1%

Nature

3.4 km2

4.4%

Agriculture

8.4 km2

10.7%

Urban area

35.9 km2

45.7%

Infrastructure

1.9 km2

2.5%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bret in country Belgium

Bret at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	45 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	59 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	74 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bosbeekvallei en aangrenzende bos- en heidegebieden te As-Opglabbeek-Maaseik	BE	3.2 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Genk

Type of weather in Genk	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	08:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:43 Europe/Amsterdam