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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.62,Lat: 50.7915
Elevation	99 meter above sea level
Local time	10:24:52am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Limburg
Name Arrondissement	Tongeren
Name Commune	Riemst

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bolder	0.9 km	NorthWest
2 Zussen	1.2 km	NorthEast
3 Heukelom	1.8 km	North
4 Val-Meer	1.8 km	WestSouthWest
5 Riemst	2.4 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	90 km	West
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	136 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	183 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 114 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lac de la Gileppe - Barrage de la Gileppe (1 km² at a distance of 33.6 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 5.6 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 75 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (at a distance of 17 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.4 km2

0.5%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

57.5 km2

73.2%

Urban area

15.5 km2

19.7%

Water - Lakes

1.4 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Zichen in country Belgium

Zichen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	33 km	East
2 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	38 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	85 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plateau van Caestert met hellingbossen en mergelgrotten.	BE	0.1 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Riemst

Type of weather in Riemst	light intensity drizzle rain
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	15 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	05:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:25 Europe/Amsterdam