PuursGeneral information - Location
| Country | Belgium | | Location in country | 
North | | Location in Europe | West Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 4.2764,Lat: 51.0764  |
| Elevation | 3 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:19:43pm |
| Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région | Vlaams Gewest | | Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz) | Antwerpen | | Name Arrondissement | Mechelen | | Name Commune | Puurs |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Brussel | Belgium | 26 km | 
South
| | 2 Amsterdam | 
Netherlands | 151 km | 
NorthNorthEast
| | 3 Luxembourg | 
Luxembourg | 210 km | 
SouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 30 km (direction NorthNorthWest).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 6.9 km in Eastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 24 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 34 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 97%, low location: 3%, 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 24 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 18 km in NorthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
8.2 km2 |
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| Nature |
1.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
44.9 km2 |
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| Urban area |
20.3 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.1 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
2.8 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Puurs in country Belgium
Puurs 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 Puurs 
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