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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.9768,Lat: 51.2249
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	4:45:47am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Moerbeke

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Koewacht	1.1 km	NorthWest
2 Nieuwe Molen	3.2 km	NorthWest
3 Heikant	3.6 km	NorthEast
4 Teerling	3.7 km	EastSouthEast
5 Kruisstraat	3.7 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	50 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	143 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	236 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 15 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Othheensche Kreek (0.9 km² at a distance of 10.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 0.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 0.1 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 94%, low location: 6%, 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 51 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 34 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.7 km2

7.3%

Agriculture

64.5 km2

82.2%

Urban area

7.7 km2

9.8%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Koewacht in country Belgium

Koewacht at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	29 km	East
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	41 km	SouthEast
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	50 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel	BE	4.5 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Koewacht

Type of weather in Koewacht	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	05:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:32 Europe/Amsterdam