IJfteGeneral information - Location
| Country | Belgium | | Location in country | 
Northwest | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 3.8086,Lat: 51.1097  |
| Elevation | 3 meter above sea level | | Local time | 3:24:56am |
| Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région | Vlaams Gewest | | Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz) | Oost-Vlanderen | | Name Arrondissement | Gent | | Name Commune | Lochristi |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Brussel | Belgium | 48 km | 
SouthEast
| | 2 Amsterdam | 
Netherlands | 159 km | 
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| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 235 km |
SouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 24 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Spaarbekken (1.1 km2 at a distance of 8 km in NorthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 11.1 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 98%, low location: 2%, 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)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 53 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 46 km in Eastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Nature |
1.5 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
40.5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
26.9 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
5.9 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
2.9 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of IJfte in country Belgium
IJfte at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at IJfte 
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