Witven

Witven is in Limburg, Flanders. Witven is situated nearby to the archaeological site Vrankenschans, as well as near the nature reserve Platwijers.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vrankenschans and Platwijers.

Vrankenschans

Archaeological site

Photo: Sonuwe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vrankenschans is an archaeological site, which is situated 500 metres north of Witven.

Platwijers

Nature reserve

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Platwijers is a nature reserve.

Sint-Eligiuskerk

Church

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Sint-Eligiuskerk is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Witven.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kiewit and Zonhoven.

Kiewit is a Belgian parish and village within the northernmost extension of the Flemish municipality of Hasselt. It also borders on the municipality of Zonhoven to the north and Genk to the east, with Kuringen, another part of Hasselt, to the west.

Zonhoven

Town

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Zonhoven is a municipality located in the middle of the Belgian province of Limburg located north of Hasselt and also borders Houthalen-Helechteren, Genk and Heusden-Zolder. Zonhoven is situated 2½ km northeast of Witven.

Hasselt

Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY 3.0.

Hasselt is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium. As of 1 January 2025, Hasselt had a total population of 90,249.

Witven

Type: Body of water
Location: Limburg, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.97508° or 50° 58′ 30″ north

Longitude

5.33931° or 5° 20′ 22″ east

Open location code

9F27X8GQ+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 120459034

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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