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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.2805,Lat: 50.9223
Elevation	51 meter above sea level
Local time	17:17:41pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Name Commune	Merchtem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hamme	1 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Brussegem	1.1 km	NorthWest
3 Wemmel	2.1 km	SouthEast
4 Linthout	2.4 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Relegem	2.5 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	9.8 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	167 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	197 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 47 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 17.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 39 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 55 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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 15 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 32 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

47 km2

59.8%

Urban area

27.4 km2

34.8%

Infrastructure

1.4 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ossel in country Belgium

Ossel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	9.8 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	12 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	14 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Zones boisées et zones humides de la Vallée du Molenbeek dans le Nord-Ouest de la Région bruxelloise	BE	3.8 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wemmel

Type of weather in Wemmel	clear sky
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	52 %
Daylength at 10 May 2024:	15 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	06:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam