PiringenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Belgium | | Location in country | 
East | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 5.42,Lat: 50.786  |
| Elevation | 85 meter above sea level | | Local time | 5:16:23am |
| Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région | Vlaams Gewest | | Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz) | Limburg | | Name Arrondissement | Tongeren | | Name Commune | Tongeren |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Brussel | Belgium | 76 km | 
West
| | 2 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 140 km | 
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| | 3 Amsterdam | 
Netherlands | 180 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 103 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 26.7 km in NorthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 16.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 23 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 Brussels Airport (at a distance of 67 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 17 km in Southern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
3.2 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
57.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
16.9 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Piringen in country Belgium
Piringen at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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