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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.9283,Lat: 50.6186
Elevation	80 meter above sea level
Local time	6:24:40am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Soignies
Name Commune	Silly

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gondregnies	1.5 km	NorthWest
2 Mauvinage	1.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Thoricourt	1.8 km	SouthEast
4 Lombise	2.1 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Gages	3 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	39 km	NorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	193 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	207 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 80 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 Marais d'Harchies (0.5 km² at a distance of 24.1 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 26 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 50 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.6 km2

9.7%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.6%

Agriculture

62 km2

78.9%

Urban area

6 km2

7.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fouleng in country Belgium

Fouleng at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	21 km	South
2 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	21 km	SouthEast
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	21 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bois d'Enghien et de Silly	BE	1.6 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Silly

Type of weather in Silly	moderate rain
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	05:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:27 Europe/Amsterdam