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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.1742,Lat: 51.1989
Elevation	32 meter above sea level
Local time	9:19:08am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Turnhout
Name Commune	Balen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rijsbergdijk	1 km	South
2 Zilverstrand	1.3 km	North
3 Balen	3.1 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Sluis	3.1 km	WestNorthWest
5 Rauw	3.2 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	70 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	132 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	189 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 66 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Oude Zandput (1.5 km² at a distance of 2 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 8.3 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.6 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 31 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.3 km2

18.2%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

24.7 km2

31.5%

Urban area

28.6 km2

36.4%

Water - Lakes

7.1 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Berkenbos in country Belgium

Berkenbos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	52 km	WestSouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	54 km	West
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	67 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valleigebied van de Kleine Nete met brongebieden, moerassen en heiden	BE	1.4 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Balen

Type of weather in Balen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 10 May 2024:	15 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	05:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam