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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.9846,Lat: 51.0015
Elevation	18 meter above sea level
Local time	21:22:42pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Leuven
Name Commune	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Molenstede	2 km	East
2 De Hoek	2.1 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Scherpenheuvel	2.4 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Testelt	2.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Eiland	2.9 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	48 km	WestSouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	153 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	175 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 64 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 Schulens Meer (0.8 km² at a distance of 11.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 33.9 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 47 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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
Kempen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 37 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.7 km2

20%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Wet nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

37.5 km2

47.8%

Urban area

22 km2

28.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Zichem in country Belgium

Zichem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	36 km	West
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	44 km	WestSouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	48 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Demervallei	BE	0.1 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Scherpenheuvel-Zichem

Type of weather in Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	few clouds
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	997 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	08:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:45 Europe/Amsterdam