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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.636,Lat: 51.1109
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	5:34:20am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Mechelen
Name Commune	Berlaar

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Berlaar	1.9 km	EastNorthEast
2 Koningshooikt	2.5 km	SouthWest
3 Melkouwen	3.2 km	SouthEast
4 Kessel	3.2 km	North
5 Gestel	3.3 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	35 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	142 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	198 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 38 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Grote Vijver (0.6 km² at a distance of 14.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 31.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 44 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 82%, low location: 18%, 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 26 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 15 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.9 km2

3.7%

Agriculture

56.3 km2

71.7%

Urban area

18.7 km2

23.8%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Molenhoek in country Belgium

Molenhoek at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	14 km	SouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	21 km	NorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	34 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	BE	2.5 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Berlaar

Type of weather in Berlaar	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	15 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	05:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:23 Europe/Amsterdam