HeijenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Netherlands | | Location in country | 
Southeast | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 5.9836,Lat: 51.6751  |
| Elevation | 13 meter above sea level | | Local time | 3:21:28am |
| Name province/region (Provincie) | Limburg | | Official website region | Official link Limburg | | Wiki-website Subregion (Gemeente) | Gennep |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 108 km | 
NorthWest
| | 2 Brussel | 
Belgium | 146 km | 
SouthWest
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 230 km | 
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 124 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Mokerplas (0.9 km2 at a distance of 7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-German border with a straight distance of 3.2 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 4.5 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 86%, The hills are mainly northern 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 Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 49 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Weeze Airport (at a distance of 14 km in SouthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
9.5 km2 |
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| Nature |
1.1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
51.4 km2 |
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| Urban area |
11.7 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.3 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
3.3 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Heijen in country Netherlands
Heijen at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Maasduinen | NL | 1.7 km | 
EastSouthEast
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Social media - Maps
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