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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.039,Lat: 50.9383
Elevation	8 meter above sea level
Local time	7:49:09am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Aalst
Name Commune	Aalst

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bergekouter	2 km	East
2 Erembodegem	2.5 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nieuwerkerken	2.7 km	WestSouthWest
4 Doorn	3 km	EastNorthEast
5 Vijfhuizen	3.3 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	24 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	170 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	210 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 45 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 10.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 30.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 43 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 25%, low location: 75%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately 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 32 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 41 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.1 km2

2.7%

Agriculture

39.6 km2

50.4%

Urban area

36.2 km2

46.1%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Aalst in country Belgium

Aalst at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	24 km	EastSouthEast
2 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	26 km	EastSouthEast
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	29 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van de Vlaamse Ardennen en andere Zuidvlaamse bossen.	BE	1.1 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Aalst

Type of weather in Aalst	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.62 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	14 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam