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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.729,Lat: 51.076
Elevation	16 meter above sea level
Local time	15:03:51pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Mechelen
Name Commune	Heist-op-den-Berg

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hallaar	0.9 km	North
2 Laar	1.6 km	EastSouthEast
3 Heist-Station	1.8 km	West
4 Isschot	2.8 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Bernum	2.9 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	37 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	145 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	191 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 45 km (direction NorthWest).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 19.8 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 37.3 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 52 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 57%, low location: 43%, 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 26 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 23 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.2 km2

4.1%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

47.7 km2

60.7%

Urban area

27.1 km2

34.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Heist-op-den-Berg in country Belgium

Heist-op-den-Berg at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	19 km	West
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	28 km	NorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	35 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bovenloop van de Grote Nete met Zammelsbroek, Langdonken en Goor.	BE	7.8 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Heist-op-den-Berg

Type of weather in Heist-op-den-Berg	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	05:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:25 Europe/Amsterdam