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Aalst

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Coordinates50.78°, 5.21°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Limburg, Belgium, Aalst occupies its own corner of the country. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The settlement sits at 50.781°, 5.213°, a cool-temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience long cool seasons and short, mild summers. The location receives about 1,108 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 43% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.7814
Longitude
5.2128
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
275,615
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Skylark
    Alauda arvensis Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7,301
  • Ring-necked Pheasant
    Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7,168
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,117
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,923
  • Yellow-legged hornet
    Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
    5,700
  • Egyptian Goose
    Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5,596
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4,286
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,190

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
88
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2002-07-22

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Gertrude of Nivelles
Gertrude of Nivelles
Benedictine abbess and saint (626-659)
C
Curt Close
Belgian singer
Begga
Begga
Christian saint
Pepin of Landen
Pepin of Landen
Mayor of the Palace (585-640)
Edmond Leburton
Edmond Leburton
Belgian politician (1915-1997)
I
Irène Pétry
Belgian judge and politician (1922-2007)
J
Joseph Wauters
Belgian politician (1875-1929)
G
Guy Coëme
Belgian politician
Marc Streel
Marc Streel
Belgian bicycle racer
Clément Pansaers
Clément Pansaers
Belgian poet (1885–1922)
Lambert Beauduin
Lambert Beauduin
Belgian monk (1873-1960)
Wilhelm Joseph von Looz-Corswarem
Wilhelm Joseph von Looz-Corswarem
Looz-Corswarem, Herzog
F
François de Selys Longchamps
(1910-1983)
V
Victor Beauduin
Belgian politician (1845–1904)
A
Arthur Wauters
Belgian politician (1890–1960)
Bernard Wesphael
Bernard Wesphael
Belgian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Limburg

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.04
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,108

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Aalst, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Aalst dorp (Sint-Truiden) - panoramio — Aalst, Belgium0.5 miBrustem dwarse kasseistrook Sint-Truiden — Aalst, Belgium0.5 miAppels (Haspengouw) - panoramio — Aalst, Belgium0.7 miGaetan Algoet — Aalst, Belgium0.8 miAsas de Portugal (17178238526) — Aalst, Belgium0.8 miBoomgaard Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden - panoramio — Aalst, Belgium0.8 miRunway Airport Brustem — Aalst, Belgium0.9 miRunway Airport Brustem in the evening — Aalst, Belgium0.9 miShackleton RAF (16940383479) — Aalst, Belgium0.9 miCrashed Douglas A-26B Invader of the 386th Bomb Group at Sint-Truiden airfield, Belgium, on 14 June 1945 (204841228) — Aalst, Belgium0.9 miMelsterbeek Nerem-Mielen — Aalst, Belgium1.1 miCM.170R Belgium (21252253036) — Aalst, Belgium1.3 miBrustem-Clovisbron (6) — Aalst, Belgium1.3 miBrustem-Torenburcht en Sint-Laurentiuskerk (1) — Aalst, Belgium1.3 miWinter Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden - panoramio — Aalst, Belgium1.4 miWandelweg Kerkomdorp - panoramio — Aalst, Belgium1.4 miBrustem-Clovisbron (1) — Aalst, Belgium1.4 miBrustem-Clovisbron (2) — Aalst, Belgium1.4 miBrustem-Clovisbron (3) — Aalst, Belgium1.4 miBrustem-Clovisbron (4) — Aalst, Belgium1.4 miBrustem-Clovisbron (5) — Aalst, Belgium1.4 miBrustem-Clovisbron (7) — Aalst, Belgium1.4 miBrustem-Clovisbron (9) — Aalst, Belgium1.4 miBrustem-Torenburcht (3) — Aalst, Belgium1.4 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org