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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.9384,Lat: 51.1409
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	2:44:05am
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Sint-Niklaas
Name Commune	Lokeren
Other place with same name 1	Briel Vlaams Gewest - Oost-Vlanderen
Other place with same name 2	Briel Baden-Württemberg - Tübingen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Eksaarde	2.1 km	EastNorthEast
2 Doorselaar	2.4 km	SouthWest
3 Scheepke	2.9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Daknam	3.4 km	SouthEast
5 Moerbeke	3.5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	44 km	SouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	152 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	231 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 22 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Donkmeer (0.8 km² at a distance of 10.7 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 7.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.2 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 97%, low location: 3%, 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 47 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 37 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.4 km2

4.4%

Agriculture

59.1 km2

75.3%

Urban area

13.2 km2

16.8%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Briel in country Belgium

Briel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	33 km	East
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	39 km	EastSouthEast
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	44 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel	BE	0.7 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lokeren

Type of weather in Lokeren	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	08:44 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:37 Europe/Amsterdam