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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.3237,Lat: 50.811
Elevation	27 meter above sea level
Local time	18:34:52pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Kortrijk
Name Commune	Zwevegem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Zwevegem	0.8 km	EastNorthEast
2 Kreupel	1.5 km	SouthEast
3 Steenbrugge	2.4 km	North
4 Kappaard	2.5 km	East
5 Knokke	3 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	73 km	East
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	205 km	NorthEast
3 Paris	France	229 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 55 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 39.5 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 11.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 17 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 97%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 82 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.2 km2

0.3%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

44.2 km2

56.2%

Urban area

32.1 km2

40.8%

Infrastructure

1 km2

1.2%

Water - Lakes

0.6 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Winkelhoek in country Belgium

Winkelhoek at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	23 km	South
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	42 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	45 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van de Vlaamse Ardennen en andere Zuidvlaamse bossen.	BE	3.5 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Zwevegem

Type of weather in Zwevegem	broken clouds
Current temperature:	24 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	48 %
Daylength at 11 May 2024:	15 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:23 Europe/Amsterdam