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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.9738,Lat: 51.007
Elevation	5 meter above sea level
Local time	3:06:37am
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Dendermonde
Name Commune	Wichelen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Elsbrug	1.7 km	South
2 Bruinbeke	1.8 km	WestSouthWest
3 Uitbergen	2 km	NorthWest
4 Vliet	2 km	NorthEast
5 Berlare	2.7 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	32 km	SouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	165 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	218 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 37 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 Donkmeer (0.8 km² at a distance of 2.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 22.3 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 31 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 77%, low location: 23%, 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 38 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 40 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.6 km2

3.3%

Agriculture

52.8 km2

67.2%

Urban area

20.9 km2

26.6%

Water - Lakes

2.3 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wichelen in country Belgium

Wichelen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	32 km	SouthEast
2 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	34 km	SouthEast
3 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	35 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Durme en Middenloop van de Schelde	BE	0.1 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wichelen

Type of weather in Wichelen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.71 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	7 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	08:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:38 Europe/Amsterdam