HeerlenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Netherlands | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 5.9792,Lat: 50.8892  |
| Elevation | 127 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:41:56pm |
| Name province/region (Provincie) | Limburg | | Official website region | Official link Limburg | | Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente) | Heerlen |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Brussel | 
Belgium | 115 km | 
West
| | 2 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 143 km |
South
| | 3 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 182 km | 
NorthNorthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 131 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 is Blausteinsee (1.1 km2 at a height of around 128 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Vaalserberg with a height of 323 meter (at a distance of 15.2 km and direction South).One of the mountains in Aachener Wald
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 5.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 7.7 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the German Belgian Dutch tripoint with a straight distance of 15.3 km (direction South).
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, hill: 0%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Düsseldorf Airport (at a distance of 71 km and direction NorthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
6.6 km2 |
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| Nature |
1.8 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
26.8 km2 |
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| Urban area |
35.9 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
0.1 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Heerlen in country Netherlands
Heerlen at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Geleenbeekdal | NL | 1 km | 
WestSouthWest
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Social media - Maps
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