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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.1666,Lat: 50.9406
Elevation	26 meter above sea level
Local time	14:19:19pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Hasselt
Name Commune	Herk-de-Stad

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kleine Ruit	1.3 km	South
2 Schulen	2 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Donk	2.3 km	West
4 Berbroek	3.1 km	EastNorthEast
5 Linkhout	3.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	58 km	West
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	161 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	163 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 79 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 2 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 34.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 48 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
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 48 km and direction West).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.2 km2

5.4%

Wet nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

53.3 km2

68.1%

Urban area

18.7 km2

23.8%

Water - Lakes

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Herk-de-Stad in country Belgium

Herk-de-Stad at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	50 km	WestNorthWest
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	54 km	West
3 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	58 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
De Demervallei	BE	0.4 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Herk-de-Stad

Type of weather in Herk-de-Stad	light rain
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	05:46 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:25 Europe/Amsterdam