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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5162,Lat: 50.7141
Elevation	91 meter above sea level
Local time	11:33:50am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Brabant wallon
Name Arrondissement	Nivelles
Name Commune	Rixensart

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bourgeois	0.7 km	SouthWest
2 Maubrou	1.2 km	North
3 Rixensart	1.2 km	East
4 Genval	1.3 km	WestNorthWest
5 Grand Cortil	2.4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	19 km	NorthWest
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	168 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	187 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 73 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Grote Vijver (0.6 km² at a distance of 38.5 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 52.6 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 74 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 21 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.5 km2

8.3%

Agriculture

30.3 km2

38.6%

Urban area

36.3 km2

46.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Glain in country Belgium

Glain at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stoclet House	Belgium	15 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	17 km	NorthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	19 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallées de l'Argentine et de la Lasne	BE	0.2 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rixensart

Type of weather in Rixensart	broken clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	05:50 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:26 Europe/Amsterdam