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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5165,Lat: 50.8334
Elevation	83 meter above sea level
Local time	1:22:09am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Tongeren
Name Commune	Bilzen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Alt-Hoeselt	1.8 km	WestSouthWest
2 Membruggen	2.2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Kleine-Spouwen	2.3 km	East
4 Martenslinde	2.5 km	NorthEast
5 Grote-Spouwen	2.6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	82 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	143 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	177 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 106 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 28.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 8.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12.3 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
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 69 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (at a distance of 20 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

56.2 km2

71.5%

Urban area

21.8 km2

27.8%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rijkhoven in country Belgium

Rijkhoven at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	41 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	45 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	77 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Jekervallei en bovenloop van de Demervallei	BE	0.5 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hoeselt

Type of weather in Hoeselt	moderate rain
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	05:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:21 Europe/Amsterdam