EpenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Netherlands | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 5.9126,Lat: 50.7776  |
| Elevation | 140 meter above sea level | | Local time | 3:12:03am |
| Name province/region (Provincie) | Limburg | | Official website region | Official link Limburg | | Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente) | Gulpen-Wittem |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Brussel | 
Belgium | 110 km | 
West
| | 2 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 131 km |
South
| | 3 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 191 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 133 km (direction WestNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.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 21.4 km in Southern direction).
The nearest mountain is Vaalserberg with a height of 323 meter (at a distance of 8 km and direction EastSouthEast).One of the mountains in Aachener Wald
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 2 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2.8 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the German Belgian Dutch tripoint with a straight distance of 8.1 km (direction EastSouthEast).
Elevation around place: low location: 76%, hill: 24%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. 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 Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 83 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Maastricht Aachen Airport (at a distance of 18 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
13.7 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
59.5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
4.4 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Epen in country Netherlands
Epen at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Geuldal | NL | 0.7 km | 
North
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