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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.1085,Lat: 50.9078
Elevation	48 meter above sea level
Local time	18:15:10pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Name Commune	Affligem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mattein-Bleregem	1.1 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Terlinden	1.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Teralfene	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Essene	2.1 km	EastSouthEast
5 Meldert	3.2 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	18 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	172 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	204 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 48 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 16.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 35.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 50 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 8%, low location: 92%, 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
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 26 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 40 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.4 km2

5.6%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

43.3 km2

55.1%

Urban area

30.4 km2

38.6%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hekelgem in country Belgium

Hekelgem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	18 km	EastSouthEast
2 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	20 km	EastSouthEast
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	23 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van de Vlaamse Ardennen en andere Zuidvlaamse bossen.	BE	2.2 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Denderleeuw

Type of weather in Denderleeuw	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.84 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	08:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:49 Europe/Amsterdam