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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.7332,Lat: 50.949
Elevation	31 meter above sea level
Local time	17:07:45pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Merelbeke

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Munte	0.9 km	SouthEast
2 Baaigem	2.1 km	SouthWest
3 Bottelare	2.2 km	NorthEast
4 Heet	2.2 km	SouthEast
5 Schelderode	2.8 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	45 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	178 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	226 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 43 km (direction NorthNorthEast).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 Donkmeer (0.8 km² at a distance of 19.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 29.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 41 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 86%, 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 53 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.3 km2

Agriculture

58.3 km2

74.2%

Urban area

17.3 km2

22.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Valk in country Belgium

Valk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	45 km	EastSouthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	45 km	SouthWest
3 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	46 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van het zuidoosten van de Zandleemstreek	BE	0.2 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merelbeke

Type of weather in Merelbeke	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	08:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:50 Europe/Amsterdam