EekskenGeneral information - Location
| Country | Belgium | | Location in country | 
Northwest | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 4.1705,Lat: 50.983  |
| Elevation | 15 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:09:00pm |
| Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région | Vlaams Gewest | | Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz) | Vlaams Brabant | | Name Arrondissement | Halle-Vilvoorde | | Name Commune | Opwijk |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Brussel | Belgium | 20 km | 
SouthEast
| | 2 Amsterdam | 
Netherlands | 163 km | 
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| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 207 km |
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 39 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 14.2 km in WestNorthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 29.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 42 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 34%, low location: 66%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 24 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 31 km in NorthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
2.1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
52.6 km2 |
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| Urban area |
23.8 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Eeksken in country Belgium
Eeksken at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Eeksken 
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