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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.4495,Lat: 50.8414
Elevation	70 meter above sea level
Local time	0:29:24am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Tongeren
Name Commune	Hoeselt

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vliermaal	1.4 km	West
2 Sint-Huibrechts-Hern	1.6 km	South
3 Romershoven	2 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Werm	2.1 km	EastSouthEast
5 Wintershoven	2.5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	77 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	145 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	175 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 101 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 24.3 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 13.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 19 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 68 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 23 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.1 km2

2.6%

Agriculture

58.9 km2

75%

Urban area

17.3 km2

22%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Schalkhoven in country Belgium

Schalkhoven at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	45 km	EastSouthEast
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	49 km	SouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	72 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en kalkgraslanden van Haspengouw	BE	0.4 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Schalkhoven
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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	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.18 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	05:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:23 Europe/Amsterdam