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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.7023,Lat: 51.1126
Elevation	8 meter above sea level
Local time	1:54:40am
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Mechelen
Name Commune	Heist-op-den-Berg

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Isschot	1.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Itegem	2.2 km	SouthEast
3 Melkouwen	2.6 km	SouthWest
4 Gestel	2.7 km	NorthWest
5 Berlaar	3 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	38 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	141 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	196 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 41 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 18.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 33.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 47 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 75%, low location: 25%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. 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 28 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 19 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.9 km2

10.1%

Agriculture

50.7 km2

64.5%

Urban area

20 km2

25.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rijpel in country Belgium

Rijpel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	18 km	WestSouthWest
2 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	24 km	WestNorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	37 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	BE	6.5 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Boonmerkt

Type of weather in Boonmerkt	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-0 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	8 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	08:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:45 Europe/Amsterdam