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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.6238,Lat: 51.0238
Elevation	8 meter above sea level
Local time	23:21:40pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Oost-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Gent
Name Commune	Sint-Martens-Latem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sint-Martens-Latem	1.1 km	EastSouthEast
2 Baarle	1.5 km	North
3 Hooglatem	2 km	South
4 Ketulse	2.1 km	NorthWest
5 Deurle	2.4 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	55 km	EastSouthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	174 km	NorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	238 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 36 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 (reservoir) is Spaarbekken (1.1 km² at a distance of 14.9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 24.2 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 34 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 90%, low location: 10%, 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 62 km and direction EastSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.6 km2

Agriculture

46.2 km2

58.8%

Urban area

29.2 km2

37.2%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Brakel in country Belgium

Brakel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	35 km	NorthWest
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	49 km	SouthSouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	55 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen en heiden van zandig Vlaanderen: oostelijk deel	BE	3.7 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kapelplaats

Type of weather in Kapelplaats	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.87 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam