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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.2638,Lat: 50.8746
Elevation	53 meter above sea level
Local time	16:28:16pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Tongeren
Name Commune	Alken

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sint-Joris	1 km	EastSouthEast
2 Kozen	1.7 km	West
3 Wolfe	2.4 km	SouthEast
4 Kortenbos	2.6 km	SouthWest
5 Terkoest	2.8 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	64 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	154 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	169 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 89 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 12 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 26.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 37 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 55 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 29 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.8 km2

3.5%

Agriculture

53.3 km2

67.9%

Urban area

22.5 km2

28.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hulsen in country Belgium

Hulsen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	58 km	WestNorthWest
2 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	59 km	EastSouthEast
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	60 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van Haspengouw	BE	1.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Alken

Type of weather in Alken	light rain
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	15 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	05:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:21 Europe/Amsterdam