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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.8857,Lat: 51.2253
Elevation	14 meter above sea level
Local time	8:35:02am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Antwerpen
Name Arrondissement	Turnhout
Name Commune	Kasterlee

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tielen	2.1 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Lichtaart	2.4 km	East
3 Heide	2.4 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Poederlee	3.5 km	West
5 Mosselgoren	4.2 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	56 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	128 km	North
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	200 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 46 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Miramar (0.8 km² at a distance of 16.2 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 18.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 26 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 7%, low location: 93%, The hills are mainly southern 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 Eindhoven Airport (at a distance of 42 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 30 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.9 km2

25.3%

Nature

0.8 km2

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

38.7 km2

49.3%

Urban area

17.1 km2

21.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Achterlee in country Belgium

Achterlee 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	34 km	West
2 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	36 km	WestSouthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	54 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valleigebied van de Kleine Nete met brongebieden, moerassen en heiden	BE	1.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lille

Type of weather in Lille	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.19 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 24 April 2024:	14 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:50 Europe/Amsterdam