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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7519,Lat: 51.0683
Elevation	32 meter above sea level
Local time	21:37:57pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Maaseik
Name Commune	Dilsen-Stokkem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Elerheide	1.9 km	West
2 Rotem	2.1 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Heppeneert	3.2 km	EastNorthEast
4 Schootsheide	3.3 km	NorthWest
5 Visserweert	3.4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	101 km	West
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	157 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	165 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 109 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Gerelingsplas (1.2 km² at a distance of 16.8 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 1.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2.3 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 50 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (at a distance of 17 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.7 km2

7.2%

Agriculture

49 km2

62.3%

Urban area

18.4 km2

23.4%

Water - Lakes

4.2 km2

5.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Elen in country Belgium

Elen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	40 km	SouthSouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	65 km	South
3 Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl	Germany	86 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Hamonterheide, Hageven, Buitenheide, Stamprooierbroek en Mariahof	BE	0.4 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Maaseik

Type of weather in Maaseik	clear sky
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 13 May 2024:	15 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	05:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:17 Europe/Amsterdam