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General 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	19:38:11pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Lochristi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lochristi	2.3 km	SouthEast
2 Desteldonk	2.4 km	NorthWest
3 Oostakker	3.3 km	WestSouthWest
4 Nerenhoek	3.3 km	NorthEast
5 Lobos	3.7 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	48 km	SouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	159 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	235 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The 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)

Name
Zandstreek

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

1.9%

Agriculture

40.5 km2

51.5%

Urban area

26.9 km2

34.2%

Infrastructure

5.9 km2

7.5%

Water - Lakes

2.9 km2

3.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of IJfte in country Belgium

IJfte at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	42 km	WestNorthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	43 km	EastNorthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	47 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel	BE	5.7 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lochristi

Type of weather in Lochristi	broken clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 43 minutes
Sunrise :	05:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:32 Europe/Amsterdam