LanakenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Belgium | | Location in country | 
East | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 5.652,Lat: 50.8896  |
| Elevation | 60 meter above sea level | | Local time | 1:19:41am |
| Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région | Vlaams Gewest | | Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz) | Limburg | | Name Arrondissement | Tongeren | | Name Commune | Lanaken |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Brussel | Belgium | 92 km | 
West
| | 2 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 146 km | 
South
| | 3 Amsterdam | 
Netherlands | 173 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 111 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Schulens Meer (0.8 km2 at a distance of 35.1 km in WestNorthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 1.4 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 65 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (at a distance of 8.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
15.5 km2 |
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| Nature |
1.3 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
0.9 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
28 km2 |
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| Urban area |
27.2 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
3.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Lanaken in country Belgium
Lanaken at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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