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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.1044,Lat: 51.053
Elevation	17 meter above sea level
Local time	20:26:24pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Brugge
Name Commune	Torhout
Other place with same name 1	Breskens Zeeland - Sluis

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Goede Herder	0.9 km	EastNorthEast
2 Torhout	1.4 km	North
3 Sneppe	1.8 km	South
4 Don Bosco	2.2 km	NorthWest
5 Sint-Henricus	3 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	91 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	192 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	226 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 24 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 20.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 28.8 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 40 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 93%, The hills are mainly southern 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 98 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 23 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3 km2

3.8%

Agriculture

57.3 km2

73%

Urban area

17.9 km2

22.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Breskens in country Belgium

Breskens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	19 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	54 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	73 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen, heiden en valleigebieden van zandig Vlaanderen: westelijk deel	BE	3.6 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Torhout

Type of weather in Torhout	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.04 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 3 December 2024:	8 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	08:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:43 Europe/Amsterdam