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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.2486,Lat: 50.941
Elevation	52 meter above sea level
Local time	13:32:43pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Name Commune	Merchtem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Linthout	1.6 km	East
2 Mollem	1.9 km	WestSouthWest
3 Brussegem	2 km	SouthEast
4 Sleeuwhagen	2.1 km	West
5 Merchtem	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	13 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	166 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	200 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 44 km (direction North).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 Hazewinkel (0.7 km² at a distance of 16.8 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 36.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 51 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely 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 17 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 31 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

59.8 km2

76.1%

Urban area

18 km2

23%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bosbeek in country Belgium

Bosbeek at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	13 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	15 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	17 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van de Vlaamse Ardennen en andere Zuidvlaamse bossen.	BE	5.2 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merchtem

Type of weather in Merchtem	broken clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam