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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.4486,Lat: 51.0838
Elevation	13 meter above sea level
Local time	10:31:47am
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Aalter

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Loveld	1.6 km	EastSouthEast
2 Oostmolen-Zuid	2.6 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Bellem	3 km	East
4 Aalterbrug	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Bruggewijk	3.8 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	69 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	175 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	250 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 32 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Spaarbekken (1.1 km² at a distance of 19.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 17.6 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 49%, low location: 51%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 75 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.5 km2

9.5%

Agriculture

56.3 km2

71.6%

Urban area

14.8 km2

18.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Aalter in country Belgium

Aalter at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	21 km	NorthWest
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	53 km	South
3 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	68 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel	BE	2.2 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Aalter
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Aalter

Type of weather in Aalter	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 23 November 2024:	8 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	08:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:49 Europe/Amsterdam