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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.4993,Lat: 51.1401
Elevation	12 meter above sea level
Local time	17:37:56pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Knesselare

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ursel	1.5 km	SouthWest
2 Oostwinkel	2.2 km	EastNorthEast
3 Kruipuit	2.3 km	NorthEast
4 Doorn	3.5 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Ronsele	3.8 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	68 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	168 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	252 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 27 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Spaarbekken (1.1 km² at a distance of 13.9 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 11.5 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 52%, low location: 48%, 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
Zandstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 74 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.1 km2

7.8%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

61.7 km2

78.6%

Urban area

8.8 km2

11.2%

Infrastructure

1.3 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Barrière in country Belgium

Barrière at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	21 km	WestNorthWest
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	60 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	63 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel	BE	0.8 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vrechem

Type of weather in Vrechem	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	06:06 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam