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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5262,Lat: 51.2283
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	21:11:06pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Antwerpen
Name Commune	Wijnegem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bergen	2.5 km	East
2 Wommelgem	2.7 km	South
3 Schotenhof	2.9 km	North
4 Schoten	3 km	NorthWest
5 Schilde	3.9 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	44 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	130 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	213 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 24 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Grote Put - Ekerse Putten (0.5 km² at a distance of 9.9 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 16.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 23 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 70%, low location: 30%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 36 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 6.3 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.8 km2

7.4%

Agriculture

19.5 km2

24.9%

Urban area

44.9 km2

57.3%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wijnegem in country Belgium

Wijnegem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	9 km	West
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	22 km	SouthSouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	44 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Historische fortengordels van Antwerpen als vleermuizenhabitat.	BE	3.3 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wijnegem

Type of weather in Wijnegem	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.71 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	05:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:27 Europe/Amsterdam