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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.1323,Lat: 51.3109
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	5:36:49am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Brugge
Name Commune	Blankenberge

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wenduine	3.8 km	WestSouthWest
2 Vierwege	3.8 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Zwankendamme	4.5 km	East
4 Nieuwmunster	4.7 km	SouthWest
5 Lissewege	4.9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	100 km	SouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	169 km	NorthEast
3 London	England	226 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Blankenberge lies at the North Sea (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 41.2 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 15.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 99%, low location: 1%, 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
Polders

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 105 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (at a distance of 23 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

0.5 km2

0.9%

Wet nature

3.4 km2

6.6%

Agriculture

34.3 km2

67.3%

Urban area

7.9 km2

15.4%

Infrastructure

2.7 km2

5.2%

Rock-Sand

1.1 km2

2.2%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Blankenberge in country Belgium

Blankenberge at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	13 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	81 km	South
3 Plantin-Moretus House-Workshops-Museum Complex	Belgium	89 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Polders	BE	0.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Blankenberge

Type of weather in Blankenberge	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.82 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	998 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:11 Europe/Amsterdam