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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.2149,Lat: 50.975
Elevation	29 meter above sea level
Local time	2:52:15am
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Name Commune	Merchtem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Peizegem	1.2 km	NorthEast
2 Terlinden	1.9 km	EastSouthEast
3 Opwijk	2 km	WestSouthWest
4 Merchtem	2.1 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Eeksken	3.2 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	17 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	163 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	204 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 40 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 Hazewinkel (0.7 km² at a distance of 15.3 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 31.8 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 45 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 89%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 21 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 29 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.1 km2

2.6%

Agriculture

56.2 km2

71.5%

Urban area

20.3 km2

25.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Holbeek in country Belgium

Holbeek at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	17 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	19 km	EastNorthEast
3 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	19 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van het zuidoosten van de Zandleemstreek	BE	1.9 km	NorthNorthEast

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merchtem

Type of weather in Merchtem	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	08:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:37 Europe/Amsterdam