RunkelenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Belgium | | Location in country | 
East | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 5.1507,Lat: 50.8468  |
| Elevation | 34 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:46:24pm |
| Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région | Vlaams Gewest | | Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz) | Limburg | | Name Arrondissement | Hasselt | | Name Commune | Sint-Truiden |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Brussel | Belgium | 56 km | 
West
| | 2 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 154 km | 
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| | 3 Amsterdam | 
Netherlands | 171 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 84 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 11.9 km in Northern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 34.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 48 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 47 km and direction West).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
4.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
54.9 km2 |
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| Urban area |
18.8 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Runkelen in country Belgium
Runkelen at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Runkelen 
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