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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.0318,Lat: 51.1015
Elevation	23 meter above sea level
Local time	17:06:42pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Oostende
Name Commune	Ichtegem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ichtegem	1.8 km	WestSouthWest
2 Reiger	2.3 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Wijnendale	2.6 km	EastSouthEast
4 Eernegem	2.8 km	North
5 Veld	2.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	97 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	191 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	220 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 17 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 18.5 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 31 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 43 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 33%, low location: 67%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. 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 104 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 16 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.2 km2

Agriculture

60.8 km2

77.3%

Urban area

14.7 km2

18.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Engel in country Belgium

Engel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	18 km	NorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	61 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	80 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen, heiden en valleigebieden van zandig Vlaanderen: westelijk deel	BE	2.4 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Ichtegem

Type of weather in Ichtegem	few clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	08:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:52 Europe/Amsterdam